Feature by Lorraine Berry
Big awards raise big questions: What does 'literary' mean, anyway?
Book Reviews
What the National Book Awards Missed
Nov 16, 2012
Hitchcock Got “Rebecca” Dead Wrong
Nov 14, 2012
Theme Essay by Elizabeth Langosy
Poor Manderley. You are now possessed by Rebecca—or at least by her enormous head.
Why Did a Manipulative Movie Make Me Cry?
Nov 05, 2012
Theme Essay by Lorraine Berry
The writer in me wants Boo’s nuanced journalism to trounce Boyle’s Hollywood portrayal of the Mumbai slums.
Jan Steckel's Skeletons
Oct 24, 2012
Capsule Review by Lucille Lang Day
A retired pediatrician, Steckel is unflinchingly accurate, whether describing an erotic scene or vascular surgery.
Why We Read Memoirs by Musicians
Sep 10, 2012
Book Review by Fred Setterberg
On page one, older brother Ira drunkenly insults his mama.
Harbach and the Hard Sell
Jan 09, 2012
Feature by David Biddle
It must be bizarre to be Chad Harbach right now, contemplating the similarities between his own story and that of his main character.
Gertrude Stein vs. William Carlos Williams
Dec 15, 2011
Essay by Carol Dorf
Like children shuttling between the homes of divorced parents, American poets feel obliged to negotiate poetic lineages.
The Kitchen Conjuror
Nov 28, 2011
Book Review by Lorraine Berry
Anger is the sensation of 'peppercorns in a mortar and pestle, grinding around in a circle until they finally yield and crack.'
Adoption, Light and Dark
Nov 07, 2011
Book Review by David Biddle
Greene's memoir is alluring, almost like a reality TV show where you care about the characters.
Don’t Take Away My David Bowie
Oct 03, 2011
Book Review by Martha Nichols
He wore a blue jumpsuit with flames over his crotch. He swirled a yellow cape on one arm, amid dancers dressed in spider-webbed leotards.
