literature

Thomas Pynchon to publish new novel, “The Bleeding Edge”

Penguin Press has not released a publishing date, however

Prachi Gupta Friday, Jan 4, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
Entertainment Thomas Pynchon, Books, literature

Contemporary literature’s obesity epidemic

Novels like Michael Kimball's "Big Ray" reveal that corpulence has become a go-to metaphor for emotional unrest

Hannah Rosefield, LA Review of Books Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books, Obesity

Paul Thomas Anderson on upcoming Pynchon adaptation: Screenplay is “more secretarial”

The director says his next film will be a close adaptation of "Inherent Vice"

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 8:20 PM UTC
Entertainment Paul Thomas Anderson

Mr. Joan Didion

Exploring the works of John Gregory Dunne, it's all but impossible to discern where husband ends and wife begins

Kelsey Osgood, The American Reader Tuesday, Dec 25, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
All Salon The American Reader

Lydia Millet’s “Magnificence” offers anything but

The writer's latest novel is brimming with potential, but ultimately falls flat

Michael Bourne, LA Review of Books Tuesday, Dec 25, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Life LA Review of Books

Red science vs. blue science

Two 2012 titles offer two very different explanations for the war on science. Both are disturbing and discouraging

Wray Herbert, Pacific Standard Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 110
Politics Books, literature, Science

Can children’s literature teach us about autism?

"Autism and Talent" author Uta Frith explains why the disorder continues to fascinate her

Daisy Banks, The Browser Monday, Dec 17, 2012 12:45 PM UTC
Life The Browser, Autism

Do playwrights make good novelists?

In the riveting new "Swimming Home," author Deborah Levy makes a compelling case

Mark Haskell Smith Monday, Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books

“The Rise of Ransom City”: Steampunk Western

Felix Gilman's fantasy of a roving frontier inventor captures the dangerous delusions of the American Dream

Laura Miller Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 11:00 PM UTC
Entertainment The Rise of Ransom City

How Christopher Hitchens proved that nothing is sacred

The late author's now-classic "The Missionary Position," a takedown of Mother Teresa, resonates even louder today

Kyle Minor Friday, Dec 14, 2012 3:25 PM UTC 12
Entertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, audible

Stop giving war-veteran novelists a free pass

"The Yellow Birds" is considered one of this year's best books. Are reviewers too scared to pan our servicemen?

Michael Larson Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 6:03 PM UTC 18
Entertainment Kevin Powers, Books, literature

Lena Dunham gets snippy with Gawker

The "Girls" star is not pleased that the media outlet shared part of her $3.7 million book proposal

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Lena Dunham, Gawker, Media, Books

Must-see morning clip

Nobel winner Elie Wiesel talks about death and what happens to the soul with Oprah VIDEO

Salon Staff Monday, Dec 10, 2012 2:12 PM UTC
News Video, elie wiesel

How to live well: A handy reading list

Philosopher Roman Krznaric discusses the five books that have helped shape his work, from Orwell to Thoreau

Alec Ash, The Browser Monday, Dec 10, 2012 12:45 PM UTC
Life The Browser, George Orwell

Bilbo Baggins says, “Buy this!”

Behold the onslaught of Hobbit action figures. Hobbit Legos. Hobbit meals. If only they did this to "Anna Karenina"

Robert Rodi Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 11:00 PM UTC
Entertainment J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Dungeons and Dragons: My dorky literary muse

As an MFA student, my fiction was derivative. Then I reconnected with my inner Dungeon Master and found my voice

Samuel Sattin, The Weeklings Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 14
Life The Weeklings

Getting extremely loud, incredibly close with Hunter Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson's wild ride of a book, "Screwjack," offers a blueprint to the writer's entire career

Kyle Minor Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 8:30 PM UTC
Entertainment The Listener

Mo Yan says censorship is necessary

The Nobel literature winner has been oft-criticized for his relationship with China's Communist Party VIDEO

Associated Press Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Life Video, aol_on, From the Wires

My dinner with Philip Roth

His retirement announcement several weeks ago came as no surprise. He told me himself that he was "kaput"

Neal Pollack, The Jewish Daily Forward Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 8:03 PM UTC
Entertainment The Jewish Daily Forward

Winfrey picks Ayana Mathis’ debut novel for book club

The celebrated talk show host recommends the debut novel "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" VIDEO

Associated Press Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 4:28 PM UTC
Entertainment aol_on, Video, Oprah Winfrey

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