“The Woman Upstairs”: Rage of a frustrated artist
A teacher becomes obsessed with a charismatic family in Claire Messud's fierce portrait of thwarted creativity
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Must-Do
Entertainment What to Read, Must-Do
With crowdsourcing, everyone’s a detective now
Reddit got it all wrong. So why do we all think we have the expertise to solve crimes after watching "CSI"?
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 11Entertainment Books, Mysteries, Crime, Reddit
“Cooked”: Michael Pollan takes kitchen duty
A great food writer considers the deeper meanings of turning food into meals
Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 14Entertainment What to Read, Nonfiction, Books
Chechens: Legendary tough guys
An expert explains the mystique of Chechen insurgents but says it makes no sense for them to attack the U.S.
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 53News Boston Explosions, Chechnya
“Harvest”: A fairy-tale witch hunt
A lilting narration for Jim Crace's dark, eternal story of a village that turns on itself
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 6:40 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
“The Astor Orphan”: Rich little poor girl
A woman descended from the fabled Astor clan describes growing up among eccentric artists in a crumbling mansion
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Memoir
Here’s why dogs rule literature — but cats run the Web
Why? It's not a question of cuteness. Cats are simply funnier than dogs, while dogs are more eager to please us
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23Technology Noble Beasts, Cats, dogs, YouTube
“How to Create the Perfect Wife”
The true story of man who raised an orphan to be his ideal woman -- and got more than he bargained for
Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 13Entertainment What to Read, Nonfiction
They put the evil in Medieval
Think the royals in "Game of Thrones" are wicked? Check out the real-life bad guys of the Middle Ages
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 10:25 PM UTC 35Entertainment Game of Thrones, History, Crime
“River of Stars”: Picture “Game of Thrones” in China
Guy Gavriel Kay's exquisite Asian-inspired epic fantasy offers a fresh twist on intrigue and adventure
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:20 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
“Life After Life”: A World War II do-over
Kate Atkinson's new novel follows the multiple lives of an Englishwoman trying to get her own story just right
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction
Sneaky author tricks
A novel within a novel is a clever touch, but are postmodern writers abusing their readers' patience?
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 14Entertainment Books, Fiction, Postmodernism
“Between Man and Beast”: A great explorer with a secret
How the first scientist to bag a gorilla was plunged into the historic battles over evolution and race
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Science Books
“How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia”: Poor boy makes good
Mohsin Hamid's narration of his novel about a ruthless striver demonstrates the universal appeal of great fiction
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks
Books aren’t dead yet
Self-publishing fans and the tech-obsessed keep getting it wrong: Big authors want to be in print -- and bookstores
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 70Business Books, Publishing
“The New Mind of the South”: Not your daddy’s Dixie
A daughter of the South says the region is changing more than even those who live there realize
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 10:30 PM UTC 60Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
Barbara Pym gets rediscovered — again
From Paula Fox to Richard Yates, literary rediscoveries are in vogue. The latest model is wry satirist Barbara Pym
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction, Women writers
“Paleofantasy”: Stone Age delusions
An evolutionary biologist explains why everything you think you know about cavemen (and their diet) is wrong
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 99Entertainment Books, What to Read, History
Invest in readers, not MFAs
A $50 million donation to creative writing programs is a misplaced effort to foster literary culture
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 8:53 PM UTC 17Business Writers and Writing
Back to the Round Table
Audiobooks helped me find the time to reread T.H. White's magnificent "The Once and Future King"
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
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