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Muriel Barbery's follow-up to "Hedgehog" makes for a delicious meal: One part novel, one part foodie fantasia
By Tommy Wallach
September 11, 2009
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At a time when Americans are wallowing in consumer debt, let's reconsider the joys of penny pinching
By Laura Miller
September 10, 2009
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Author Stephen Elliott talks about the grisly trial, and the prescription dependency, he could not shake
By Joe Coscarelli
September 3, 2009
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The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause
By Amy Benfer
September 2, 2009
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The celebrated author's "A Gate at the Stairs" is aggressively clever, meticulously crafted -- and exhausting
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 1, 2009
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Lucinda Rosenfeld talks about the dark side of female friendships and plants a stiletto in sisterhood clichés
August 26, 2009
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Blog turned book, "The Sartorialist" finds beauty in passersby and strikes a blow against boring "celebrity style"
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 25, 2009
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Author Elizabeth Gilbert becomes the latest female literary figure to write about her ambivalence toward marriage
By Amanda Fortini
August 21, 2009
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Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni on his torturous lifelong relationship with food
By Kerry Lauerman
August 21, 2009
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Before there was Al Capone, there was Giuseppe Morelli. Author Mike Dash talks about his legacy -- and his violence
By Vincent Rossmeier
August 19, 2009
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Ain't anyone loyal to their friends anymore?
August 14, 2009
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Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves
By Robert Burton
August 13, 2009
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"The Magicians" is a ravishing adult novel that shines a new light on the fantasy tales we read as kids
By Laura Miller
August 12, 2009
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A huge culture shock awaits Sterling Cooper. Here's a look at the "creative revolution" that hit the ad world
By Laura Miller
August 11, 2009
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Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler
By Frieda Klotz
August 10, 2009
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Romantic poets and scientists tapped the marvels of nature and sounded a clarion alarm that can transform us today
By Kevin Berger
August 10, 2009
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An eye-opening collection of essays revisits the legendary campaign-trail moment
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 10, 2009
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Archaeologists are slowly unearthing the ghastly secrets of Cahokia, an ancient city under the American heartland
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 6, 2009
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The author of young-adult memoir "Everything Sucks" talks about drugs, anorexia and why "Gossip Girl" gets it wrong
By Judy Berman
August 5, 2009
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Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link and other writers reimagine fairy tales from the villain's point of view
By Laura Miller
August 5, 2009
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The famed author is back with a tale of drugs, hippies and paranoia -- and you don't need a decoder ring to read it
By Laura Miller
July 31, 2009
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Anthropologist Richard Wrangham has a provocative theory on human evolution. It starts with food and an open flame
By Sarah Karnasiewicz
July 29, 2009
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From "Harriet the Spy" to "A Wrinkle in Time," girl-centric novels of the past come to life in "Shelf Discovery"
By Joy Press
July 28, 2009
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A lovelorn schoolteacher uses the Internet to exact his romantic revenge in Nick Laird's chilling tale
By Laura Miller
July 23, 2009
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America's most prominent black intellectual was arrested trying to get into his own house. So why am I glad?
By James Hannaham
July 22, 2009
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