Alice Hoffman continues the literary tradition of lashing out at critics, Twitter style. Who's sorry now?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Jun 30, 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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A Christian group hopes to set fire to library copies of Francesca Lia Block's novel about a gay boy coming of age.
By Laura Miller
June 16, 2009
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Cellphone novels, the rage in Japan, now have competition in America: Twitter fiction.
By Barry Yourgrau
May 14, 2009
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His dark, perverse fiction is unforgettable. But the author of "Crash" and "Empire of the Sun" was also a visionary who mapped the collision of culture and technology, media and desire.
By Simon Reynolds
April 23, 2009
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The visionary writer has passed away at age 78. This entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors" takes us on a tour of his best and bravest work.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 19, 2009
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Critic and novelist John Leonard built grand cathedrals out of language. His son pays tribute to his lexicon and his passion.
By Andrew Leonard
March 10, 2009
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In this powerful speech, the great author explains his controversial decision to accept a literary prize in Israel and why we need to fight the System.
By Haruki Murakami
February 20, 2009
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The entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors," published in 2000.
By David Lipsky
January 27, 2009
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Elizabeth Alexander has been commissioned to write a poem for Inauguration Day. But the checkered history of the form suggests it's an almost impossible task.
By Jim Fisher
January 15, 2009
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Herman Rosenblat's concentration-camp romance duped Oprah, among many others. Why are we so eager to put a happy ending on a tragedy?
By Lev Raphael
January 7, 2009
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The economic news couldn't be worse for the book industry. Now insiders are asking how literature will survive.
By Jason Boog
December 23, 2008
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"The books we love, love us back," wrote the great critic, editor and reader, who died Wednesday.
By Laura Miller
November 7, 2008
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Berkeley Breathed explains how our coarse national dialogue led him to end his strip. But what fate awaits our beloved, big-nosed hero?
By Kerry Lauerman
October 18, 2008
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The people who knew the brilliant writer best talk about the crippling anxiety and spiraling depression of his torturous final weeks.
By Robert Ito
September 26, 2008
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A tribute to the great American novelist who left us all a little less alone.
By Laura Miller
September 14, 2008
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No wonder traffic will never improve. We are doomed by our behavior, as a drive in New York with "Traffic" author Tom Vanderbilt reveals.
By Kevin Berger
August 27, 2008
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who died this week, was instrumental in bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, and he never wavered from his belief in a writer's moral responsibility to truth and beauty.
By Alexander Nazaryan
August 5, 2008
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I had an agent and a book deal for my first novel. All I was missing was quotes for the back cover. Next time, remind me to suck up to more famous writers.
By Rebecca Johnson
August 4, 2008
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In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair.
By Elizabeth Hand
July 11, 2008
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The works that have influenced Obama illustrate that he would be the most literary president in recent memory -- and one likely to govern from the center.
By Laura Miller
July 7, 2008
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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
June 16, 2008
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True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away.
By Salon staff
June 9, 2008
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This year's Book Expo America attendees snatched up totes, celebrity autographs -- oh yeah, and some books.
By Laura Miller
June 3, 2008
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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
June 2, 2008