“Green Book” is a fantastic movie currently playing at many theaters around the valley. This movie is very funny, well-written and well-acted.

letters Personal Stories Behind the ‘Green Book ’ Readers recall a time when African-Americans relied on a guidebook to tell them where they could stay and eat. Jan. 31, 2019 NYPL ...

So yes, “Green Book” is one of those by-the-numbers feel-good stories about two men from different worlds uniting over universal hardships and overcoming the biases of a less enlightened time.

I have just finished Mr. Leslie Stephen’s admirably edited Letters of John Richard Green. 1 The author of the famous Short History of the English People was an eager, manysided, fascinating ...