Philip Weinstein taught at Harvard and then at Swarthmore as Professor of English. His earlier publications include ten books of literary criticism, one of which, Becoming Faulkner, received the Hugh Holman Award for best book on Southern literature published that year. Since then he has concentrated on literary nonfiction, and his essay, "Soul-Error," was chosen for Best American Essays 2020. Retired on Martha's Vineyard, he continues to teach for the 92nd St Y, as well as to compose the essays that make up Time's Bounty.
