Novels

Roll in the hay: The rise of the Amish romance novel

While not as steamy as "50 Shades of Grey," so-called "bonnet rippers" are selling like shoofly pies

Valerie Weaver-Zercher, LA Review of Books Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Social LA Review of Books, Amish, Books

Must Do’s: What we like this week

We go south of the Mason-Dixon line; watch Elisabeth Moss solve a case; and take a break from those crazy "Girls"

Kera Bolonik Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks: Books, our picks: TV

An outsider artist’s inner life

A limited exhibition of artist Henry Darger's archival materials includes a 15,000-page manuscript he wrote

Jillian Steinhauer, Hyperallergic Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 4:27 PM UTC
Entertainment Hyperallergic, Art, henry darger

I wrote my way to true love

When I penned my novel, I wanted a way out of Hollywood and my own misery. I found an agent -- and something else

David Henry Sterry Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Love and Sex, Coupling

How to write a novel

I've read a lot of tips on how it's done but I'm still not sure how to do it myself

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 18
Life Since You Asked

Meet the Flannery O’Connor of the Internet age

Ellen Ullman's brilliant "By Blood" reveals that her gothic sensibilities aren't limited to computers

Maud Newton Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 12:59 AM UTC
Entertainment Ellen Ullman, By Blood, Internet

Is the novel beyond saving?

Novelists believe they can't compete with the shiny objects on the Internet -- and therein lies the problem

Sam Byers, The Weeklings Monday, Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Entertainment The Weeklings, Novels, literature

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

Can the Internet save the novel?

Jessica Grose's biting new tragicomedy reveals the web can offer writers a fascinating arena for self-reflection

Alizah Salario, LA Review of Books Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books, Fiction

Art doesn’t pay

The creative class, of which I am a proud and bewildered member, appears to be going bankrupt. Is all hope lost?

Janet Steen, The Weeklings Sunday, Sep 30, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 13
Life Recession, Writing, Arts, Jobs

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Novels

Roll in the hay: The rise of the Amish romance novel

Must Do’s: What we like this week

An outsider artist’s inner life

I wrote my way to true love

How to write a novel

Meet the Flannery O’Connor of the Internet age

Is the novel beyond saving?

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

Can the Internet save the novel?

Art doesn’t pay

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