literary criticism

Barbara Pym gets rediscovered — again

From Paula Fox to Richard Yates, literary rediscoveries are in vogue. The latest model is wry satirist Barbara Pym

Laura Miller Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Books, Fiction, Women writers

The poet was conflicted over whether his correspondence should be made public after his death

Kera Bolonik Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:24 PM UTC
Entertainment T.S. Eliot, Andrew Lloyd Webber

The New York Review of Books published its first issue 50 years ago, forever changing the literary conversation

Gerald Howard Friday, Feb 1, 2013 5:07 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, literature

On the 50th anniversary of "The Bell Jar" and Plath's suicide, two biographies resurrect the debate of culpability

Emma Garman Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, literature, Poetry

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

Laura Miller Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 15
Entertainment Best of 2012

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

Panio Gianopoulos Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 5:05 PM UTC
Entertainment Philip Roth, Jonathan Franzen