Everyone loves a bargain, but a new book illuminates the dangers of cheap stuff
By Stephanie Zacharek Jul 12, 2009
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Much of what we're taught has been twisted to suit someone's needs
By Laura Miller
July 9, 2009
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It may drive ecologists crazy to talk about a balance in nature. But it's more necessary than ever
By Jonathon Keats
July 7, 2009
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The author of "Between XX and XY" on people born neither male nor female -- and why everyone's a little bit of both
By Thomas Rogers
July 7, 2009
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As old media struggles for relevance, the once-maligned blogosphere proves it's as transformative as the telephone
By Scott Rosenberg
July 6, 2009
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A controversial new history of Communism suggests that most everything we think we know about it is wrong
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 3, 2009
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"God Says No" author James Hannaham talks about religious repression, life in the closet -- and sex in the bathroom
By Sarah Hepola
July 1, 2009
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Alyssa Katz, author of "Our Lot," discusses the good intentions and mass delusion that led to the real estate boom
By Mark Schone
June 30, 2009
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Alice Hoffman continues the literary tradition of lashing out at critics, Twitter style. Who's sorry now?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 30, 2009
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Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese
By Paul Tullis
June 29, 2009
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Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis?
By Amanda Fortini
June 24, 2009
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The spirit of the Vampire Slayer lives on in the kickass young heroines of urban fantasy fiction
By Laura Miller
June 23, 2009
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The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl
By Thomas Rogers
June 19, 2009
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Author Kate Christensen talks about acting on desire, clueless shrinks and illicit romps in Mexico
By Amy Benfer
June 18, 2009
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We do it for the buzz. Like drug addicts. How do we stop the constant craving?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
June 18, 2009
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What is the deal with Western men's erotic obsession with the East?
By Laura Miller
June 16, 2009
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A Christian group hopes to set fire to library copies of Francesca Lia Block's novel about a gay boy coming of age.
By Laura Miller
June 16, 2009
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The author of "Eat, Pray, Love" on charting our own mythologies and being a woman in the current era.
June 15, 2009
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Alain de Botton's riveting book examines jobs from painting to rocket science and wonders what it all adds up to.
By Heather Havrilesky
June 11, 2009
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The man who created flash mobs explains why crazes like Susan Boyle ruin our ability to focus on the big picture.
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 10, 2009
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Recommended memoirs for your beach book list, from an Italian idyll to a childhood spent trying to be black.
By Salon staff
June 9, 2009
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The author of "Just Like Family" talks about what it's really like to be paid to love someone else's child
By Lynn Harris
June 8, 2009
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Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem and others suggest classics, thrillers and big fat books to take to the beach.
June 5, 2009
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Need a thriller? This bestselling author recommends one of his favorites.
June 5, 2009
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Aleksandar Hemon's fictional alter ego drinks and writes his way through exile in these superb coming-of-age tales.
By Allen Barra
June 4, 2009