Turkey Shoot
Salon's critics pick the worst, and most overrated,
books of 1998.
(12/24/98)
Mystery roundup By Suzette Lalime
Humor and history dominate our eclectic selection of 1998's best
crime fiction.
(12/24/98)
The Third Annual Salon Book Awards
Salon's editors salute our favorite books of 1998
(12/21/98)
Remembering William Gaddis, neglected master By Carter Scholz
The best way to remember this uncompromising, darkly funny giant of American letters is to read him
(12/18/98)
Coffee-table books for holiday giving -- and grabbing
From photos of naked people in Los Angeles to New York living rooms, this year's crop of big books has something for everyone
(12/16/98)
Uncle Andrew's cabin By Peter Kurth
How did a moralizing, self-centered Tory named Andrew Sullivan become the spokesman for gay America?
(11/30/98)
From he-man to holy man By Elaine Showalter
"A Man in Full" In Tom Wolfe's new epic, a macho Southern mogul undergoes a spiritual awakening -- and winds up just as selfish as he was before
(11/12/98)
The Garner Report: November, 1998 By Dwight Garner
A highly subjective, monthly
roundup of upcoming book titles
(11/06/98)
Ted Hughes, R.I.P.
A brief obituary of the British poet Ted Hughes, who died Wednesday Oct. 28, and links to Salon's glowing review of his last book of poems, "Birthday Letters"
(10/30/98)
Making book on the Booker By Sylvia Brownrigg
Snide critics, betting mania, broadcasts of unphotogenic writers hacking away at duck -- the Booker Prize ceremony may not be the Oscars, but it's as British as all get-out
(10/29/98)
Across the great divide By Gary Kamiya
If government programs can't solve America's racial dilemma, can love? Three new books take a fresh look at the ongoing challenge of black-and-white integration
(10/19/98)
The Garner Report: October 1998 By Dwight Garner
A highly subjective, monthly roundup of upcoming book titles
(09/28/98)
"Bag of Bones" by Stephen King Reviewed by Andrew O'Hehir
Sex, death, shambling ghosts -- this is Stephen King territory, all right. But this tale of a tortured romance novelist is a surprisingly mature, nuanced work
(09/24/98)
The King of death By Andrew O'Hehir
Stephen King has turned mankind's oldest fear into an excruciatingly addictive body of work. Andrew O'Hehir peers into the terrifying world of one of our most important writers -- and recommends five of his novels for newcomers
(09/24/98)
Pornography of despair Reviewed by D.J. Waldie
L.A. Apocalypse: Why does Mike Davis want to see his city burn?
(09/21/98)
Killing the father By Zoe Heller
After 30 years of friendship, why did Paul Theroux stab V.S. Naipaul in the back?
(09/16/98)
Introducing the Garner Report By Dwight Garner
A highly subjective, monthly roundup of upcoming book titles
(09/04/98)
The mother of masochism By Molly Weatherfield
Eulogy for the mysterious woman who wrote "Story of O"
(08/06/98)
The many voices of Ken Kalfus By Laura Miller
Ken Kalfus emerges as a major literary talent his story collection "Thirst"
(07/23/98)
"Thirst" By Ken Kalfus
The title story from Ken Kalfus' debut story collection, "Thirst"
(07/23/98)
The artist of death By Gary Kamiya
Who was the man who perpetrated the greatest crime in human history? Ron Rosenbaum brilliantly explores the origins of Hitler's evil
(06/30/98)
My syndrome, myself By Laura Miller
A recent crop of memoirs chronicles our obsession with illness, from Tourette's syndrome to anorexia to obsessive-compulsive disorder
(06/24/98)
Rethinking Jonestown By Scott McLemee
A new academic movement argues that cults fulfill needs not met by our soulless consumer society
(06/17/98)
Beach reading 1998 By Salon's editors and critics
Salon picks the best books to hang out in a hammock with
(06/15/98)
Punch drunk By
Vivian Gornick
Norman Mailer's collected essays reveal the sad legacy of a writer who couldn't stop fighting
(05/27/98)
Sentimental journey By Vince Passaro
Cormac McCarthy: Shakespeare of the American West
(05/20/98)
Communism on your coffee table! By Barbara Ehrenreich
All-conquering capitalism has turned Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto" into the perfect accessory for your ironic, upwardly mobile lifestyle
(04/30/98)
Hollywood swingers Reviewed by Ray Sawhill
The heroes of America's film renaissance were brought down by their excesses, two new books argue -- and they took American cinema with them
(04/22/98)
Stone bombs in Jerusalem Reviewed By Robert alter
In "Damascus Gate," accomplished novelist Robert Stone succumbs to the lurid blandishments of formula fiction (04/16/98)
Passing By Karen Grigsby Bates
Blacks who go incognito in white society learn terrible truths and tell dangerous lies
(04/15/98)
Get us to the church on time By Michael Joseph Gross
Gay Christians may be the biggest challenge facing America's churches -- and their best chance for salvation
(04/10/98)
Terrible swift sword Reviewed by David Bowman
David Bowman reviews "Cloudsplitter," Russell Banks' effort at the Great American Novel, an ambitious resurrection of the life and times of anti-slavery crusader John Brown
(03/04/98)
The Salon Interview P.D. James By Jennifer Reese
The art of murder
(02/26/98)
The Salon Interview Stanley Crouch By Jonathan Broder
White/black ... men/women. Get over it -- we're all American
(02/25/98)
The Second Annual Salon Book Awards
Salon salutes our favorite books of 1997
01/19/98)
Readers' Choice Poll
How Salon's readers voted on the books of 1997
(01/19/98)
Gore Vidal By Chris Haines
The author talks from his Italian villa about history, his next novel and why he'd be a better president than his cousin Al Gore
(01/14/98)
The Salon Classics Book Group The case of the wimpy heroine By Carol Shields
Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" presents her readers with the challenge of loving a doormat
(01/12/98)
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