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In search of the holy grand
Glenn Gould's obsessive pursuit of the perfect piano led to the enduring heart of his extraordinary music.
By Kevin Berger Jul 3, 2008
Doug Fine's excellent nanny goat adventure
"Farewell, My Subaru" is a low-carbon "Odyssey," dripping with wry humor and fast food grease biofuel.
Andrew Leonard Jul 1, 2008
Can't Darwin and God get along?
Of course they can, argues physicist and theologian Karl Giberson, if only many believers were more sophisticated and atheists less dogmatic.
By Vincent Rossmeier Jul 1, 2008
We are family
Are humans unique in the animal kingdom? Neuroscience pioneer Michael Gazzaniga thinks so. He is not convincing.
By Robert Burton Jul 1, 2008
To breed or not to breed
With its taproot in "Hamlet," this novel spins an engrossing tale of power struggles within a family of Wisconsin dog breeders.
By Laura Miller Jun 27, 2008
Don't call her Mrs. Corleone
Eleanor Coppola -- Francis Ford's wife and Sofia's mom -- talks about life in a famous Italian-American family and finding her artistic voice.
By Camille Peri Jun 26, 2008
Gore Vidal's inconvenient truths
"The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal" reminds us that this combative political provocateur is also one of our finest literary critics.
By Louis Bayard Jun 23, 2008
Secrets and lives
Sebastian Barry may be the most exhilarating prose stylist in Irish fiction. His new book weaves together strands from Ireland's past -- and his own.
By Allen Barra Jun 20, 2008
Bissinger contrite, but still bashing blogs
The world's foremost defender of quality writing makes a fool of himself again.
King Kaufman Jun 20, 2008
How to be a comic book hero
Like graphic novels, manga or superhero tales? New books by Lynda Barry, Jessica Abel and Matt Madden may inspire you to turn your stories and doodles into real cartoons.
By Douglas Wolk Jun 19, 2008
The "Dark Genius" of Fox News
Biographer Kerwin Swint explains how news honcho Roger Ailes has pushed the country to the right for the past four decades.
By Vincent Rossmeier Jun 17, 2008
Summer reads
Past perfect: From a sinister Victorian thriller to the lush life of Louis XIV's mistress, these historical novels will take you back in time.
By Salon staff Jun 16, 2008
Rushdie the romantic
In Salman Rushdie's satisfying fairy tale "The Enchantress of Florence," magic and history entwine -- and so do a middle-aged emperor and a sexy princess.
By Laura Miller Jun 13, 2008
Kiss my ass
For years America has desperately tried to outlaw sodomy and other sex acts like fellatio and cunnilingus. What are we so scared of?
By Louis Bayard Jun 12, 2008
Not quite Americans
Sexual assault, enslavement, no medical care -- Peter Orner, author of an oral history of illegal immigrants, discusses the nightmares experienced by this vulnerable population.
By Whitney Joiner Jun 11, 2008
The mother-daughter wars
Rebecca Walker's denunciation of feminism and her mother Alice Walker has a lot to teach us about the choices women make and the daughters who judge them.
By Phyllis Chesler Jun 10, 2008
Summer reads
True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away.
By Salon staff Jun 9, 2008
How Karl Rove played politics while people drowned
Hurricane Katrina posed a huge test to Bush's administration. But instead of bailing out Louisiana, Karl Rove played Blame the Democrats.
By Paul Alexander Jun 6, 2008
Are you too dumb to vote?
Sure, ignorance is rampant among the American electorate, as Rick Shenkman argues. But without The People, there would be no Democracy as we know it.
By Louis Bayard Jun 5, 2008
Everybody in the pool!
Watching my kid in the water, I have to ask myself, what do I love as much?
By Garrison Keillor Jun 4, 2008
We are what we buy
Do the brands we buy and the things we own define who we are? Like it or not, two new books say they do.
By Laura Miller Jun 3, 2008
Would you like some books with that tote bag?
This year's Book Expo America attendees snatched up totes, celebrity autographs -- oh yeah, and some books.
By Laura Miller Jun 3, 2008
Summer reads
Chick chat: From a black-humored romantic romp to the tale of a single woman flirting her way around the world, these novels make perfect beach companions.
By Salon staff Jun 2, 2008
Did humor save the left at its darkest hour?
How did Stephen Colbert become a progressive political force? Theodore Hamm discusses "The New Blue Media," the rise of netroots and their role in the next administration.
By Charly Wilder May 30, 2008
In every dream home, a heartache
With its teen sex, meth habits and quarter-life crises, Janelle Brown's addictive Silicon Valley novel shows that in every boom, there's a bust.
By Rebecca Traister May 28, 2008
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