The author of "Scroogenomics" explains why holiday shopping is a drain on the wallet and the holiday spirit
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Nov 26, 2009
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A "revised" edition of Darwin's "The Origin of Species" turns college campuses into three-ring circuses
By Laura Miller
November 23, 2009
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"Tinsel" investigates the allure -- and demented poignancy -- of America's holiday obsession
By Laura Miller
November 22, 2009
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The surprising charms of the week's most talked-about political memoir
By Sandra Tsing-Loh
November 19, 2009
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Want to win some props for your masterpiece? We can do that -- for a price
By Laura Miller
November 17, 2009
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A new book says: Fiction is dead, long live the age of autobiography
By Laura Miller
November 15, 2009
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A memoirist searches for the truth about a fatal shooting in 1960s Phoenix
By Laura Miller
November 8, 2009
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The polarizing author and vegetarian discusses his new book, "Eating Animals," and the hefty cost of cheap food
By Jessica Roy
November 6, 2009
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Controversy about Publishers Weekly's year-end list has the Internet up in arms
By Laura Miller
November 5, 2009
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Mystery and conspiracy plague a dig at the site of ancient Sparta in "The Hidden"
By Laura Miller
November 1, 2009
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The author of "Ghost Story" and "Koko" talks about the fine art of literary terror
By Laura Miller
October 30, 2009
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A new book on the history of "proper" English says you're just stuck up
By Laura Miller
October 25, 2009
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The writer talks about his new novel's ambivalent take on New York, and how cultural obsession can lead to madness
By Kerry Lauerman
October 23, 2009
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Can a hundred Neil Gaiman-imitating twitterers produce anything worth reading?
By Laura Miller
October 22, 2009
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A new biography of the most beautiful woman in the world says her greatest talent lay in being famous
By Laura Miller
October 19, 2009
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The scientist talks about his guide to evolution, his own fame and why it's pointless to argue with creationists
By Thomas Rogers
October 16, 2009
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The gay literary lion talks about his juicy memoir, same-sex marriage -- and his beef with Gore Vidal
By Thomas Rogers
October 15, 2009
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Stephen Kotkin's fascinating "Uncivil Society" presents a revisionist account of Communism's failure
By Laura Miller
October 14, 2009
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Meet Herta Mueller, the best German writer you've never heard of ... until now
By Amy Benfer
October 8, 2009
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Meet the "vook," the latest "book of the future"
By Laura Miller
October 6, 2009
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A reformed alcoholic learns she's innocent of the crime that changed her life in "Blame"
By Laura Miller
October 5, 2009
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A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies)
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 1, 2009
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