literary criticism

Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:00 PM UTC

Talking with Daniel Mendelsohn about the year in literary criticism

Two critics discuss 2012's raging debates over sock puppets, Twitter cheerleaders and hatchet-job reviews

Laura Miller 12 Topics: Best of 2012, literary criticism, Book reviews, Daniel Mendelsohn, William Giraldi, Twitter, James Frey, Memoirs, Editor's Picks, jacob silverman

Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 5:05 PM UTC

Philip Roth: A eulogy for a living man

Coming to grips with the 78-year-old literary legend's declaration that, after 31 books, his work is done

Panio Gianopoulos Topics: Philip Roth, Jonathan Franzen, literature, Retirement, literary criticism, Philip Roth retires

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