Late Admissions

“So, does Loury’s delicate gambit — his attempt to garner sympathy while revealing some of his worst behavior — work? For this reader, the answer is unequivocally yes. Late Admissions is a zestfully written book, packed with humor, pathos and hard-earned wisdom.” – John McMillan - The Washington Post“There is a sweetness and vulnerability to Mr. Loury’s search for catharsis-by-confession. He is a highly intelligent man, utterly flawed and irresistibly likable. If we judge him, it’s because he beckons us to do so, a wayward moth offering himself up to a public flame. Our verdict cannot be damning. For all his moral defects, we find ourselves admiring him for his intellectual valor and the pugnacity of his convictions.” – Tunku Varadarajan - The Wall Street Journal“Unlike any economist’s memoir I have ever read…. Being in the thick of America’s culture wars, as a Black intellectual on the political right, has yielded a vivid bounty.” – Dwight Garner - The New York Times“Breathtakingly good, and extraordinarily candid. Loury is perhaps the best writer of nonfiction in America, but Late Admissions advances well beyond that. Its self-reflexive, ‘house of mirrors’ structure reminds me of Amor Towles’ prizewinning fiction. Even more deeply, the book has forced me to interrogate my own reactions to it.” – Robert D. Putnam, The New York Times best-selling author of Bowling Alone

Glenn C. Loury, a prominent social critic, is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and professor of economics at Brown University, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.