- February 9, 2009
- Three Pages a Day
John Updike’s permanent present tense.
- January 19, 2009
- Criminally Retro
A one-man pulp spree.
- January 5, 2009
- Courtly Lion
Robert Giroux’s life reminds us that great publishing needs quiet rebels (and taste).
- December 15, 2008
- The Top Ten Graphic Novels
Runs the gamut from poignant memoirs to vividly terrifying, including elegant, wordless works of art.
- December 15, 2008
- The Top Ten Books
Lush Life, 2666, Sea of Poppies, and more.
- December 15, 2008
- The Year in Books
No two contemporary New York novels could differ more than Richard Price’s 'Lush Life' and Joseph O’Neill’s 'Netherland.'
- December 8, 2008
- The Curated Bookshelf
For customizing your reading, nothing beats the neighborhood shop.
- December 1, 2008
- Alison Bechdel Retires Her Infamous “Dykes”
“The longer I wrote about these people, the fewer possibilities were open to everyone based on the choices they made.”
- November 24, 2008
- Long Story Short
A new book chronicles the rise of the original gangsta: Scarface.
- November 24, 2008
- Shooting Star
The debut of Jessica Lange, photographer.