“The Shelter Cycle”: Raised in a cult
Two adults remember their childhood in a doomsday sect in Peter Rock's remarkable novel of faith and meaning
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Two adults remember their childhood in a doomsday sect in Peter Rock's remarkable novel of faith and meaning
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTCA teacher becomes obsessed with a charismatic family in Claire Messud's fierce portrait of thwarted creativity
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 10:00 PM UTCPublished the same month as the attacks, Yann Martel's novel offers a prescription for life post-catastrophe
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 7:00 PM UTCAdd "The Bletchey Circle" to your Sunday night lineup and listen to David Sedaris read his latest book
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 2:00 PM UTCA lilting narration for Jim Crace's dark, eternal story of a village that turns on itself
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 6:40 PM UTCFor the beloved American fiction writer, conventional narrative kills the life inside language
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 9:00 PM UTCI was struggling to adapt my novel to film. Then I picked up a copy of "Story" and had my mind blown
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 8:47 PM UTCThe author of "The Ask" and "The Fun Parts" explains his writing process and why he's such a slob
Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 9:00 PM UTCOur critics are currently obsessed with a Chinese fantasy epic and Don Draper's existential dilemma in "Mad Men"
Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 2:00 PM UTCGuy Gavriel Kay's exquisite Asian-inspired epic fantasy offers a fresh twist on intrigue and adventure
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:20 PM UTCThe author of one of the year's hottest story collections says the sexiest thing you can do is make someone laugh
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:41 PM UTCKate Atkinson's new novel follows the multiple lives of an Englishwoman trying to get her own story just right
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTCJonathan Dee's latest offers some keen observations about family life, but ultimately feels overly schematic
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 7:00 PM UTCAn acclaimed writer wants his students to read more new fiction. They shouldn't. Most of it is really bad
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 129A novel within a novel is a clever touch, but are postmodern writers abusing their readers' patience?
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 14The WSJ notes that the main character's love interest has the governor's love for corny humor and motorcycles
Monday, Mar 25, 2013 1:07 PM UTCWe go south of the Mason-Dixon line; watch Elisabeth Moss solve a case; and take a break from those crazy "Girls"
Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 2:00 PM UTCMohsin Hamid's narration of his novel about a ruthless striver demonstrates the universal appeal of great fiction
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 7:00 PM UTCFrom Paula Fox to Richard Yates, literary rediscoveries are in vogue. The latest model is wry satirist Barbara Pym
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTCWhat male writers' dominance of the travel writing genre says about women's place in American society
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