“The Myth of Persecution”: Early Christians weren’t persecuted
The Romans did not target, hunt or massacre Jesus' followers, says a historian of the early church
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 177Entertainment Editor's Picks, What to Read
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Truman Capote’s greatest lie
New evidence suggests "In Cold Blood" covers up an investigator's goof that might have let the murderers kill again
Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 14Entertainment True crime, Nonfiction, Murder
Philip Roth’s retirement lesson
The author hung it up when he lost his unreasonable devotion to writing fiction -- and inspired me to follow suit
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:39 PM UTCSocial LA Review of Books, Art, Fiction
“Give Me Everything You Have”: Stalked!
A writing teacher describes his years-long ordeal as the object of a former student's hate-filled obsession
Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 21Entertainment What to Read, Editor's Picks
Death of an American sniper
Did Chris Kyle's uncritical thinking in life — revealed in his bestselling memoir — contribute to his death?
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 107Entertainment Books, Nonfiction, Iraq war
“Inside Rehab”: How it could work better, and why it doesn’t
A startling new investigation of addiction programs says 28 days and 12 steps add up to inadequate treatment
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 24Entertainment Books, Nonfiction, Drug Addiction
Is essayist Eula Biss Joan Didion’s heiress apparent?
"Notes From No Man's Land" traverses the American culture and landscape to confront a long history of racism
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, audible, Audiobooks
“I Do and I Don’t”: Hollywood’s marriage problem
A film historian asks why the movies are so bad at depicting one of life's most important relationships
Monday, Jan 28, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 19Entertainment Nonfiction, Movies, Marriage
“Going Clear”: Scientology exposed
Lawrence Wright's enthralling, meticulously fact-checked account of the insular church and its celebrity members
Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 1:01 AM UTC 126Entertainment Scientology
“The Pinecone”: Forgotten genius
Sarah Losh and the strange, beautiful, "pantheistic" church she built in an obscure corner of 19th-century England
Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 10:30 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Nonfiction, Biography
“Jungleland”: In search of a lost city
The true story of a journalist seeking fabled ruins in a Central American jungle is a pulp adventure come to life
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 2:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, Editor's Picks, Nonfiction
Is Bill O’Reilly America’s most popular historian?
From Kennedy to Lincoln, Bill O'Reilly has been pumping out nonfiction bestsellers -- and has no plans to slow down
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 4:15 PM UTC 14Entertainment Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, History
Five books I bailed on in 2012
Salon's book critic dishes on the popular titles she kicked to the curb this year VIDEO
Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 2:00 AM UTC 16Entertainment Books, Fiction, Nonfiction
“The Lost Carving”: Meditations on the creative life
While restoring a damaged masterpiece, a woodcarver offers wisdom to artists of every kind
Monday, Dec 24, 2012 2:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, Nonfiction, Art, England
“The Great Pearl Heist”: True crime in Edwardian London
An elegant crime boss, a mild-mannered detective and the world's most valuable necklace make for a ripping yarn
Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 11:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Crime, Nonfiction
How Paula Broadwell wronged her readers
Biographers agree that Broadwell wronged her readers -- and not just by sleeping with her subject
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 2:36 PM UTC 16Entertainment Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus
“Hallucinations”: Seeing what isn’t there
Oliver Sacks explores the strange world of hallucinations, and says they're far more common than we realize
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 2:00 AM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Nonfiction
Junot Díaz, Dave Eggers among National Book Award finalists
This year's National Book Award finalist list includes many big-name authors VIDEO
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 5:20 PM UTCLife robert a. caro
“A Wilderness of Error”: The murder in question
The director of "The Thin Blue Line" challenges the conviction of Jeffrey MacDonald
Sunday, Sep 2, 2012 9:00 PM UTC 63Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
Bill Clinton loves to blurb
The former President has very important things to do--like endorse every book in America SLIDE SHOW
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 8:04 PM UTCEntertainment Bill Clinton, Books
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