chireviewofbooks.com/2026/10/27/welcome-back-to-westish-college-on-chad-harbachs-the-brightness Welcome (Back) to Westish College! On Chad Harbach’s “The Brightness”
A review of Chad Harbach's The Brightness, a 672-page follow-up to The Art of Fielding set at Westish College in 2015. The reviewer praises its character-driven drama and its serious treatment of campus sexual assault, while faulting the stilted bro dialogue.
— via Chicago Review of Books, Greg Zimmerman
