For many authors, a favorable book review from The New York Times is a career highlight. Richard Cook, professor and chair of the Department of English at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, received the second such review last month for his latest book, "Alfred...

For many authors, a favorable book review from The New York Times is a career highlight. Richard Cook, professor and chair of the Department of English at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, received the second such review last month for his latest book, "Alfred...