I should have slept with Philip Roth
"Would you like to taste one of my cherries?" the great writer asked me, flirtatiously. And then I blew it
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 66Life Books, Philip Roth
Everything you need to know about the great e-book price war
How the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and the Big Six book publishers will affect the business of lit
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“Lost Girls”: A serial killer’s victims
A gifted reporter does justice to the lives of women murdered by a yet-to-be-found monster in Long Island
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 13Entertainment Books, What to Read
It’s not just Whitey Bulger: Meet another Mafia killer aided for decades by the FBI
The Colombo family killer stopped counting after 50 murders. A deal with the feds helped him get away with it all
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 8:25 PM UTCNews Books, Gregory Scarpa Sr., FBI
How Humboldt became America’s marijuana capital
In the 1970s, hippie pioneers mastered a new way of growing pot -- and transformed the economy of Humboldt County
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 19Business Books, marijuana, Editor's Picks
An excerpt from Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Sisterland”
Fiction: An exclusive look at chapter one of the dazzling new novel from the author of "Prep" and "American Wife"
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 8:00 PM UTCLife Books, sisterland
Playing “Hopscotch” with Julio Cortázar
Fifty years after it first published, Cortazar's novel is as innovative as the game from which it draws its names
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 5:30 PM UTCEntertainment LA Review of Books, Books, Novels
Upcoming Paula Deen cookbook canceled
Although pre-orders boosted it to No. 1 on Amazon, Random House has pulled the book after a spate of bad publicity
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 4:55 PM UTCEntertainment Paula Deen, Books, Cooking
“God is a delusion”: I was a Pentecostal preacher — until I lost my faith
I was a Pentecostal preacher for decades. When I lost faith, I thought I'd lose everything -- but atheism saved me
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 2:37 PM UTC 801Life Religion, Atheism
Our theocracy nightmare: President Palin’s martial law
What if McCain/Palin won, then McCain died -- and a terror attack followed. Apocalyptic fiction from a nightmare
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 131Entertainment Books, Sarah Palin
I hate books
They're heavy and they make moving impossible. But an iPad just doesn't hold the same memories
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 60Life Books, e-readers, reading, E-books
France wants to block Amazon underselling
In semi-related news: Paris restaurants are serving mass-produced food
Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 2:58 PM UTCMedia France, Books, Cuisine, amazon
He is Legend: Remembering sci-fi author Richard Matheson
Matheson's fiction crackled with a truthfulness that was beyond the means of many of his more famous contemporaries
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 6:56 PM UTCLife Pajiba, Books, Novels, authors
Anne Rice defends Paula Deen: “This looks like a crucifixion”
The novelist compares critics of the disgraced celebrity chef to a "lynch mob"
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:03 PM UTC 32Entertainment Paula Deen, Food Network
“I am Legend” author Richard Matheson dies
The writer was 87 years old
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:12 PM UTCEntertainment From the Wires
Sex, Spider-Man and the hubris of being a writer
Sarah Bruni, Adelle Waldman, Alissa Nutting and Periel Aschenbrand talk about writing in very few words
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Books, periel aschenbrand
John Hughes: How National Lampoon led to “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller”
His '80s movies still define American teendom. It all began with the National Lampoon and Chevy Chase's "Vacation"
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 22Entertainment Books, John Hughes
“Stay, Illusion!”: “Hamlet” rebooted
A slim, invigorating new book offers fresh ways to look at the most famous work in Western literature
Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, What to Read
Chris Kluwe: Here’s what’s wrong with Ayn Rand, libertarians
A world full of Ayn Rands would be a terrifyingly selfish place, writes the outspoken NFL star in his new book
Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 789Entertainment Chris kluwe, Ayn Rand, John Galt
Christopher Hitchens’ lies do atheism no favors
I'm also an atheist and believe the religious right is a problem. But so is Hitchens' intellectual dishonesty
Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 1427Life Books, Atheism
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