New at IWP Books: Irwin Edman, 1938, Philosopher’s Holiday.

“I choose Philosopher’s Holiday because it so well represents the mind and manner of Irwin Edman (for, after all, it is minds and men that we mean when we speak of books). His comprehensive range, his amused yet balanced assessment of ideas and persons as they are manifested in the goings-on in our little world, and his rare clarity of expression give this popularly conceived work an enduring freshness. Edman carried on the tradition of our great teachers and it is not extravagant to suggest that he enriched it by his contribution to the scholarship of our day.” B. W. Huebsch, Outstanding Books, 1931–1961