Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife
Looking past the icon to find the writer.
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Richard Powers on Reading, Writing, and the Genomic Code
Richard Powers on his latest novel: “Generosity is a pure fiction and something of a social satire, one that traces…
The Wild Things
Dave Eggers makes a novel out of Maurice Sendak’s classic picture story. An illustrated review by Ward Sutton.
Michael Chabon
The award-winning novelist on siblings, and deadlines, and his new essay collection Manhood for Amateurs.
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel brings the intrigue of the Tudor court to life — through the mind of one of its most…
Jeannette Walls
The author of the new “true-life novel” Half Broke Horses on writing her grandmother’s life.
Juliet, Naked
The author of High Fidelity returns to a favorite subject: the heart of the pop music fan.
James Ellroy: Blood’s A Rover
The author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia and American Tabloid on the craft of writing, Dylan Thomas, and the…
The Pattern in the Carpet
Heller McAlpin reviews an intriguing puzzle of a memoir.
Jennifer Weiner
Three novels that offer both substance and pleasure.
The Magician’s Elephant
From the award-winning author, a tale in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen.
That Old Cape Magic
In the latest from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, summer memories retain their bittersweet grip.
Unbeautiful Winner: Leonard Cohen
Considering Leonard Cohen’s place in the Tower of Song.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo dives into the enigma of a young woman’s past.
Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
The life of a master of storytelling yields a narrative as weighty as one of its subject’s own novels.
The Walkable City: From Haussmann’s Boulevards to Jane Jacobs’ Streets and Beyond
What would life be like if driving weren’t the only way to get there?
The Weight of Heaven
Thrity Umrigar?s newest novel, The Weight of Heaven, straddles the United States and India as Frank and Ellie, a grieving…