Anthony Burgess didn’t read science fiction
As an aspiring novelist, I asked the famous autodidact if his work was inspired by Philip K. Dick. Bad idea
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 8:13 PM UTC 11Life Jonathan Lethem, literature
Jonathan Lethem
Life Jonathan Lethem, literature
Halloween 2012: What’s scary?
This Halloween, six top writers reminisce about the things that used to scare them — and what scares them now
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 10:11 PM UTCLife Meg Wolitzer
Pretending fear doesn’t exist
For the novelist, fear of the events in the real world was more than enough
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 9:00 PM UTCLife Horror, Parenthood
“They Live”: Jonathan Lethem explains a cult classic
Slide show: The "Motherless Brooklyn" author peels back the many layers of John Carpenter's "They Live"
Saturday, Nov 6, 2010 6:01 PM UTC 49Entertainment Slide Shows, Books, slideshow
What you lookin’ at?
Three writers talk about growing up white in a black neighborhood.
Thursday, Dec 14, 2000 5:38 PM UTCEntertainment Race, Jonathan Lethem, Books
Jonathan Lethem
"Motherless Brooklyn"
Thursday, Oct 5, 2000 7:00 PM UTCAll Salon
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
Thursday, Dec 16, 1999 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Salon Book Awards, Books
“Past Forgetting: My Memory Lost and Found” by Jill Robinson
A Hollywood novelist comes down with a rare -- and genuine -- case of amnesia.
Friday, Oct 22, 1999 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books
Screened out
The author of "Motherless Brooklyn" spotlights five terrific novels overshadowed by their film versions.
Monday, Oct 18, 1999 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment True Grit, Readers and Reading
A Cursing Brain: The Histories of Tourette Syndrome
By Howard Kushner
Tuesday, Apr 6, 1999 10:08 AM UTCEntertainment Books
Hurlyburly
Director Anthony Drazan successfully brings the sexist, self-destructive camaraderie of 'Hurlyburly' to the screen.
Wednesday, Dec 23, 1998 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Movies
Scream queen
Ian McKellen gives a virtuoso performance as early Hollywood's only ecstatically "out" gay director in 'Gods and Monsters.
Friday, Nov 20, 1998 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Fiction, Movies
Totally, Tenderly, Tragically: Essays And Criticism From A Lifelong Love Affair With The Movies
Jonathan Lethem reviews 'Totally, Tenderly, Tragically' by Phillip Lopate.
Friday, Nov 6, 1998 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books
Noir way out
Jonathan Lethem reviews 'Hit Me,' directed by Steve Shainberg and starring Elias Koteas, Laure Marsac and William H. Macy.
Friday, Oct 2, 1998 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Coen Brothers, Movies
Not a warm puppy
Jonathan Lethem reviews 'Happiness,' directed by Todd Solondz and starring Jane Adams, Dylan Baker and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Wednesday, Sep 30, 1998 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment John Waters, Movies
The darkest side of John Wayne
The darkest side of John Wayne. The enduring power of America's favorite icon has nothing to do with politics -- and everything to do with sex, race and loneliness.
Monday, Aug 11, 1997 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Music
Monstrous acts and little murders
A new collection of unpublished stories betrays the two faces of Shirley Jackson, the writer who created "The Lottery."
Monday, Jan 6, 1997 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books
Jonathan Lethem, the Roy E. Disney Professor in Creative Writing at Pomona College, is the author of, most recently, the novel "Chronic City." He is currently at work on his next novel, "Dissident Gardens," publishing October 2013.
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