Monday, Nov 19, 2012 10:13 PM UTC
Critics get a bad rep
James Wood's joyous new collection reminds its readers that criticism isn't the sole province of solemn scholars
James Wood's joyous new collection reminds its readers that criticism isn't the sole province of solemn scholars
The novelist won for "Bring Up the Bodies," sequel to "Wolf Hall," which also won the award
Eleven years and thousands of lives later, we've built a dysfunctional Afghan state. It's time to cut our losses
The New Yorker staff writer discusses the dangers of narrative simplification and the role of literary reportage
The American media loves to hate on the Iranian president
Subtle changes in the brain development of ancient man explain how we think and feel today
The writer penned an open letter on the origins of "The Human Stain." Now a dissenter has emerged
They're no longer the sole domain of covert government operatives and paramilitary independent contractors
The author petitioned for Wikipedia to correct an entry about his novel, but was told he was not a credible source
The novelist dishes on politics, "Mad Men" and his next novel
The Daily Beast publishes a bizarre defense of Fareed Zakaria's cut-and-paste of the New Yorker
The superstar journalist fabricated Bob Dylan quotes
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