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
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 UTCTen illustrated tales of love, war, crime, politics and sex, not to mention ghosts and mermaids SLIDE SHOW
Monday, Nov 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTCA 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 UTCAuthor Victor LaValle brings the voice of Queens to this tale of a demon stalking a mental ward
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 7:00 PM UTCContrary 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 UTCBiographers agree that Broadwell wronged her readers -- and not just by sleeping with her subject
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 2:36 PM UTC 16A cheating widow inherits a mansion full of taxidermy animals and secrets in Lydia Millet's new novel
Monday, Nov 12, 2012 12:00 AM UTCStephen 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 UTCThe sequel to Justin Cronin's post-apocalyptic "The Passage" makes ideal listening in the aftermath of Sandy
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 5:05 PM UTCOliver Sacks explores the strange world of hallucinations, and says they're far more common than we realize
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 2:00 AM UTCFake photographs circulated during Sandy illustrate the unreal real world we now occupy during disasters
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 11:40 PM UTCScheming aristocrats, gamblers and fortune-tellers enliven this satisfying historical thriller set in Sweden
Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 11:00 PM UTCYou 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 UTCRob Inglis' delightfully avuncular unabridged reading of Tolkien's classic is finally available in the U.S.
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 2:53 PM UTCJohnny 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 UTCForget Sally Hemings -- a historian discovers the ugliest side of a founding father in his ledgers
Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 60Quit saying the Nobel Prize should go to Philip Roth or Bob Dylan
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 4:17 PM UTCThe 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 23A 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 UTCLibba Bray's sprawling supernatural epic sets a flapper on the hunt for a serial killer
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 6:12 PM UTCPage 4 of 46 in Laura Miller