This Land Is Their Land
New lives of folk music legends Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.
Leonard Cassuto
Leonard Cassuto is a professor of English at Fordham University and the author of Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories, now available from Columbia University Press. He can be found on the web at www.lcassuto.com.
Bobby Fischer
Harry Benson’s photos capture the chess titan at the height of his powers.
Oliver Sacks
A conversation withneurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks about his latest book, The Mind’s Eye, an exploration of themysteries of…
The Disappearing Spoon
A history of the periodic table romps playfully through the chemistry labs of the past.
The Talented Miss Highsmith
The life of one of the greatest of crime writers was as darkly shadowed as any of her creations.
Lean, Mean, and High-Toned Too: Richard Stark’s Parker Novels
The enduring appeal of Richard Stark’s dedicated crime professional, Parker.