Traveling Sprinkler is a love story, but the ideas in the book are more compelling than the story itself You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Nicholson Baker has become a sort of poet of the particular and the peculiar. His books are filled with people who focus minutely on what captivates them – in other words, obsessives. A positive way ...

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Everyone who has ever had to evaluate anything will appreciate the opening of Nicholson Baker's new novel, "Traveling Sprinkler," in which the narrator dreams he has to review a cookbook, so he and ...

Nicholson Baker, poet of small accuracies, shows us how if you assemble enough of these small accuracies—the song you're humming, your anger at the war, your admiration for your lawn sprinkler—lo! and ...