A memoirist searches for the truth about a fatal shooting in 1960s Phoenix
By Laura Miller Nov 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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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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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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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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The legendary economist has been dead for 60 years but still managed to help us avoid a second Great Depression
By Andrew Leonard
September 24, 2009
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This masterly literary history from co-editor Greil Marcus does justice to our country's best and worst moments
By Laura Miller
September 22, 2009
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No! The author of "A Better Pencil" explains why such hysterical hand-wringing is as old as communication itself
By Vincent Rossmeier
September 19, 2009
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"NurtureShock" says too much praise is bad, teen lying is normal and baby-genius toys could make your kids dumber
By Lynn Harris
September 18, 2009
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A new book illuminates why "Gone With the Wind" endures, on the page and on film
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 16, 2009
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With "The Lost Symbol," his "Da Vinci" follow-up, Brown spins a wild Freemason conspiracy -- then never solves it
By Laura Miller
September 15, 2009
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A handful of right-wing bestsellers have recast mundane cultural dislocation into riveting epics of paranoia
By Steve Almond
September 12, 2009