http://dir.salon.com/topics/books/?source=rss&aim=books en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT Smart, timely books articles and book reviews, from independent online magazine Salon. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/07/03/communism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/07/03/communism/index.html?source=rss A controversial new history of Communism suggests that most everything we think we know about it is wrong By Sarah Hepola Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/01/god_says_no/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/01/god_says_no/index.html?source=rss "God Says No" author James Hannaham talks about religious repression, life in the closet -- and sex in the bathroom By Mark Schone Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/30/alyssa_katz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/30/alyssa_katz/index.html?source=rss Alyssa Katz, author of "Our Lot," discusses the good intentions and mass delusion that led to the real estate boom By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/30/critic_fight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/30/critic_fight/index.html?source=rss Alice Hoffman continues the literary tradition of lashing out at critics, Twitter style. Who's sorry now? By Paul Tullis Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/goat_song/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/goat_song/index.html?source=rss Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese By Amanda Fortini Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis? By Laura Miller Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/23/vampire_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/23/vampire_fiction/index.html?source=rss The spirit of the Vampire Slayer lives on in the kickass young heroines of urban fantasy fiction By Thomas Rogers Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl By Amy Benfer Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/18/kate_christensen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/18/kate_christensen/index.html?source=rss Author Kate Christensen talks about acting on desire, clueless shrinks and illicit romps in Mexico By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/18/overeating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/18/overeating/index.html?source=rss We do it for the buzz. Like drug addicts. How do we stop the constant craving? By Laura Miller Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/16/east_west_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/16/east_west_sex/index.html?source=rss What is the deal with Western men's erotic obsession with the East? By Laura Miller Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/16/francesca_lia_block/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/16/francesca_lia_block/index.html?source=rss A Christian group hopes to set fire to library copies of Francesca Lia Block's novel about a gay boy coming of age. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/15/bt_gilbert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/06/15/bt_gilbert/index.html?source=rss The author of "Eat, Pray, Love" on charting our own mythologies and being a woman in the current era. By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/11/debotton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/11/debotton/index.html?source=rss Alain de Botton's riveting book examines jobs from painting to rocket science and wonders what it all adds up to. By Vincent Rossmeier Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/10/viral_culture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/10/viral_culture/index.html?source=rss The man who created flash mobs explains why crazes like Susan Boyle ruin our ability to focus on the big picture. By Salon staff Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/summer_reading/2009/06/09/memoirs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/summer_reading/2009/06/09/memoirs/index.html?source=rss Recommended memoirs for your beach book list, from an Italian idyll to a childhood spent trying to be black. By Lynn Harris Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/08/like_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/08/like_family/index.html?source=rss The author of "Just Like Family" talks about what it's really like to be paid to love someone else's child Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/summer_reading/2009/06/05/bea_authorsrecommend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/summer_reading/2009/06/05/bea_authorsrecommend/index.html?source=rss Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem and others suggest classics, thrillers and big fat books to take to the beach. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_connelly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_connelly/index.html?source=rss Need a thriller? This bestselling author recommends one of his favorites. By Allen Barra Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/06/04/aleksandar_hemon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/06/04/aleksandar_hemon/index.html?source=rss Aleksandar Hemon's fictional alter ego drinks and writes his way through exile in these superb coming-of-age tales. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/03/invented_languages/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/03/invented_languages/index.html?source=rss A delightful journey through the realm of invented languages and its cast of dreamers, weirdos and obsessives. By Laura Miller Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/summer_reading/2009/06/02/thrillers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/summer_reading/2009/06/02/thrillers/index.html?source=rss Salon recommends four addictive novels to add intrigue and treachery to your beach book list. By Amy Reiter Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/01/womenomics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/06/01/womenomics/index.html?source=rss The authors of "Womenomics" challenge professional women to say no to overly demanding jobs -- even in a recession. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/29/rsu_cheneybook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/29/rsu_cheneybook/index.html?source=rss Why can't the former V.P. get a book deal? By Laura Miller Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/05/26/clancy_martin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2009/05/26/clancy_martin/index.html?source=rss Diamonds are a boy's best friend in this crackling novel of scams, sex and druggy escapades in the jewel trade.