Ben Fountain messes with Texas
In "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," a reluctant hero examines the hypocrisy and tragedy of the Iraq War
Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 5:49 PM UTCEntertainment Ben Fountain, The Listener
Entertainment Ben Fountain, The Listener
Great graphic novels from 2012
Ten illustrated tales of love, war, crime, politics and sex, not to mention ghosts and mermaids SLIDE SHOW
Monday, Nov 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTCEntertainment Joe Sacco, Graphic Novels
“The $60,000 Dog”: Animal attraction
A master memoirist on the human-beast connection, from pampered pets and hated pests to girls and their horses
Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment Lauren Slater, dogs, Memoir, nature
“The Devil in Silver”: The haunted madhouse
Author Victor LaValle brings the voice of Queens to this tale of a demon stalking a mental ward
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Fiction, Audiobooks
National Book Awards are becoming more relevant
Contrary to reports, the U.S. literary prize ceremony isn't "glamorous" but it is poised to engage more readers
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 3:19 PM UTCEntertainment Books, National Book Awards
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
“Magnificence”: The adulteress’s lament
A cheating widow inherits a mansion full of taxidermy animals and secrets in Lydia Millet's new novel
Monday, Nov 12, 2012 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction, What to Read
On election night, “Daily Show” fizzles, Colbert shines
Stephen Colbert's satire of right-wing petulance dazzled on election night — but will it soon be irrelevant? VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 1:23 PM UTCEntertainment Comedy, Stephen Colbert
“The Twelve”: Life in a vampire nation
The sequel to Justin Cronin's post-apocalyptic "The Passage" makes ideal listening in the aftermath of Sandy
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 5:05 PM UTCEntertainment The Twelve, Justin Cronin
“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
Pictures of our dread
Fake photographs circulated during Sandy illustrate the unreal real world we now occupy during disasters
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 11:40 PM UTCEntertainment @ComfortablySmug
“The Stockholm Octavo”: Powdered wigs, poisoned fans and a lively deck of cards
Scheming aristocrats, gamblers and fortune-tellers enliven this satisfying historical thriller set in Sweden
Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 11:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction
Baseball goes sci-fi
You don't have to be a fan of peanuts and cracker jacks to appreciate Ryan Woodward's sepia-toned comic app
Saturday, Oct 20, 2012 1:01 PM UTCEntertainment Baseball, The Chimerist, Apps
“The Hobbit” uncut, at last
Rob Inglis' delightfully avuncular unabridged reading of Tolkien's classic is finally available in the U.S.
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 2:53 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Fantasy, The Hobbit
Is the celebrity publishing imprint the new fragrance?
Johnny Depp's new imprint could herald the birth of celebrity boutique publishing, and that may be a good thing
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 8:28 PM UTCEntertainment Celebrity, Johnny Depp
“Master of the Mountain”: The real truth about Thomas Jefferson
Forget Sally Hemings -- a historian discovers the ugliest side of a founding father in his ledgers
Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 60Entertainment Founding Fathers, slavery
In praise of Nobel obscurity
Quit saying the Nobel Prize should go to Philip Roth or Bob Dylan
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 4:17 PM UTCEntertainment Bob Dylan, Nobel Prize
National Book Awards: Genre fiction dissed again
The National Book Awards name five worthy finalists but ignore "Gone Girl" and 2012's top crime, sci-fi and fantasy
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 23Entertainment Gillian Flynn, Literary Prizes
“Fever Season”: Revelations of a plague year
A history of Memphis's yellow fever epidemic shows that heroes (and cowards) are where we least expect them
Sunday, Oct 7, 2012 11:00 AM UTCEntertainment public health, Disease
“The Diviners”: A Jazz Age thriller for teens
Libba Bray's sprawling supernatural epic sets a flapper on the hunt for a serial killer
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 6:12 PM UTCEntertainment Libba Bray, The Listener
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