- December 13, 2004
- A Tale of Love and Darkness
His memoir, in a translation that preserves the author’s gorgeous, discursive style and his love of wordplay, is a social history embedded within an autobiography.
- February 24, 2003
- Fair and Foul
Erik Larson’s new book balances beauty and terror in 1890s Chicago; Norman Mailer gives fiction lessons.
- May 16, 2005
- Bio Hazards
Nicole Krauss opens up about her curious life and her powerful second novel. Just don’t ask about her husband.
- December 10, 2001
- Carnal Knowledge
The Wedding
By Imraan Coovadia
A Mind of Its Own:
A Cultural History of the Penis
By David M. Friedman
- November 1, 2004
- The Courage Consort
Michel Faber has a striking talent for addressing lurid themes without resorting to the clichés of genre. .
- February 2, 2004
- Bet Noir
In new memoirs, David Denby and Pete Rose explore the dark side of the American Dream. They didn’t plan to be quite so funny.
- March 15, 1999
- Diet Fiction
New novels by Hanif Kureishi and Chimo are attractively slender -- the book as accesory -- but there's less there than meets the eye.
- October 18, 2004
- My Front Pages
The first installment of Bob Dylan’s autobiography is as lively, omnivorous, and endlessly weird as its subject.
- May 26, 2003
- Mortal Splendor
The depth and richness of Norman Rush’s second novel, Mortals, give him his own shelf in the canon.
- March 1, 1999
- "Burning Girl"
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