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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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The acclaimed author of "Angela's Ashes" resisted sentimentality, lacing his unhappy memories with humor and joy
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 20, 2009
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The girl detective may have influenced Sonia Sotomayor, but her impact reaches a broader -- and younger -- audience
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 20, 2009
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Resistance to mind-altering substances is futile, according to a new "Secret History of Getting High in America"
By Laura Miller
July 20, 2009
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She's the source of fear, frustration and sexual fantasy. A new social history looks at girls who care for our kids
By Katharine Mieszkowski
July 18, 2009
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The literary star discusses the future of journalism, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and his new book
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 16, 2009
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One giant book, 92 days, thousands of readers -- and the world's most ambitious reading group
By Joe Coscarelli
July 14, 2009
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Everyone loves a bargain, but a new book illuminates the dangers of cheap stuff
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 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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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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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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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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