http://dir.salon.com/topics/books/?source=rss&aim=books en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST Smart, timely books articles and book reviews, from independent online magazine Salon. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/26/scroogenomics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/26/scroogenomics/index.html?source=rss The author of "Scroogenomics" explains why holiday shopping is a drain on the wallet and the holiday spirit By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/23/origin_into_schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/23/origin_into_schools/index.html?source=rss A "revised" edition of Darwin's "The Origin of Species" turns college campuses into three-ring circuses By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/22/tinsel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/22/tinsel/index.html?source=rss "Tinsel" investigates the allure -- and demented poignancy -- of America's holiday obsession By Sandra Tsing-Loh Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/19/sarah_palin_going_rogue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/19/sarah_palin_going_rogue/index.html?source=rss The surprising charms of the week's most talked-about political memoir By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/17/vanity_book_awards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/17/vanity_book_awards/index.html?source=rss Want to win some props for your masterpiece? We can do that -- for a price By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/15/memoir/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/15/memoir/index.html?source=rss A new book says: Fiction is dead, long live the age of autobiography By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/08/evening_s_empire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/08/evening_s_empire/index.html?source=rss A memoirist searches for the truth about a fatal shooting in 1960s Phoenix By Jessica Roy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/11/06/jonathan_safran_foer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/11/06/jonathan_safran_foer/index.html?source=rss The polarizing author and vegetarian discusses his new book, "Eating Animals," and the hefty cost of cheap food By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/05/pw_10_best/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/11/05/pw_10_best/index.html?source=rss Controversy about Publishers Weekly's year-end list has the Internet up in arms By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/01/the_hidden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/11/01/the_hidden/index.html?source=rss Mystery and conspiracy plague a dig at the site of ancient Sparta in "The Hidden" By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/30/straub_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/30/straub_interview/index.html?source=rss The author of "Ghost Story" and "Koko" talks about the fine art of literary terror By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/10/25/lexicographers_dilemma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/10/25/lexicographers_dilemma/index.html?source=rss A new book on the history of "proper" English says you're just stuck up By Kerry Lauerman Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/23/lethem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/23/lethem/index.html?source=rss The writer talks about his new novel's ambivalent take on New York, and how cultural obsession can lead to madness By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/22/twitter_story/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/22/twitter_story/index.html?source=rss Can a hundred Neil Gaiman-imitating twitterers produce anything worth reading? By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/10/19/elizabeth_taylor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/10/19/elizabeth_taylor/index.html?source=rss A new biography of the most beautiful woman in the world says her greatest talent lay in being famous By Thomas Rogers Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins/index.html?source=rss The scientist talks about his guide to evolution, his own fame and why it's pointless to argue with creationists By Thomas Rogers Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/15/edmund_white_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/15/edmund_white_interview/index.html?source=rss The gay literary lion talks about his juicy memoir, same-sex marriage -- and his beef with Gore Vidal By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/14/uncivil_society/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/14/uncivil_society/index.html?source=rss Stephen Kotkin's fascinating "Uncivil Society" presents a revisionist account of Communism's failure By Amy Benfer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/herta_muller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/herta_muller/index.html?source=rss Meet Herta Mueller, the best German writer you've never heard of ... until now By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/06/vooks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/06/vooks/index.html?source=rss Meet the "vook," the latest "book of the future" By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/10/05/blame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/10/05/blame/index.html?source=rss A reformed alcoholic learns she's innocent of the crime that changed her life in "Blame" By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/01/trotsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/01/trotsky/index.html?source=rss A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies)