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"Buddha's Little Finger" by Victor Pelevin
In a novel by turns shabby, sexy and visionary, the Russian virtuoso captures post-perestroika Moscow in all its weirdness.
By Craig Offman May 5, 2000
Live from death row
When Benetton used convicted killers as models in its ad campaign, it cost more than the firm bargained for.
By Craig Offman Apr 17, 2000
Letters to the editor
Why shouldn't Leo play journalist with the president? Plus: Thou shalt not covet thy daughter's boyfriend; more world-class fools.
Apr 10, 2000
Brave new e-books
We've seen the future of publishing, and the wrong people are freaking out.
By Craig Offman Mar 29, 2000
Letters to the editor
Frat boys aren't stupid Plus: Zoetrope zingers par for the course; keep your name, change your religion, but don't blame the Catholic Church.
Letters to the editor Feb 25, 2000
Kate Millett finds a new house
After five years in the wilderness, "Sexual Politics" returns to print.
By Craig Offman Feb 11, 2000
Oprah pick sends publisher scrambling
But with "Gap Creek" on the bestseller list, nobody's complaining.
By Craig Offman Feb 9, 2000
Lindbergh family bashes biographer
They claim she told them she wasn't writing a biography; she claims she told them she was.
By Craig Offman Feb 7, 2000
Letters to the editor
I knew Mumia when he was Wesley Cook. Plus: The L.A. Times' "blow job"; don't ask, don't tell about Stuart Little.
Letters to the editor Jan 5, 2000
Updike and Parini trade slaps on review pages
Dueling men of letters fail to reveal conflict of interest.
By Craig Offman Dec 23, 1999
Novelist suffers for his art in strip joints
Arousal poses problems for IRS write-off.
By Craig Offman Dec 17, 1999
Pummeled Vidal biographer licks his wounds
The critics were vicious -- and then there was Gore.
By Craig Offman Nov 18, 1999
Author gets too personal with Michiko Kakutani
New York Times book critic puts the kibosh on flirty classifieds.
By Craig Offman Nov 16, 1999
Washington Post critic accuses widower of "geezer porn"
Tales of denture loss and defecation prove too much to bear.
By Craig Offman Nov 12, 1999
D.C. thriller goes above the Beltway, finds success
First-time novelist David Corn proves you don't need a pepper pot to make a page-turner.
By Craig Offman Nov 2, 1999
The political wit and wisdom of Donald Trump
The presidential contender once said he was too honest to run for office.
By Craig Offman Oct 21, 1999
Is Hatfield the real McCoy?
Under attack, the author of a new George W. Bush bio lies low while its editor takes the hard questions -- and stands by the drug-arrest allegation.
By Craig Offman and Daryl Lindsey Oct 20, 1999
"Fortunate Son": Better and worse than you might expect
The writer who penned the controversial new Bush bio digs some dirt but depicts a likable George W.
By Craig Offman Oct 19, 1999
How to get a blurb from Thomas Pynchon
Start by sending him your novel -- it can't hurt.
By Craig Offman Oct 15, 1999
Bestseller lists reach verdict on "Dutch"
Edmund Morris' biography of Ronald Reagan ruled nonfiction -- barely.
By Craig Offman Oct 11, 1999
Top Bush flack grinds out candidate's memoir
George W. mentions Robert H. Bork and Lewis Carroll, but communications director Karen Hughes reveals no literary influences.
By Craig Offman Oct 7, 1999
John Major slams Maggie Thatcher in upcoming memoir
Tory codgers slug it out in battle of the books.
By Craig Offman Oct 5, 1999
Fiction or nonfiction?
Editors ponder which bestseller list Edmund Morris' Reagan biography should go on.
By Craig Offman Oct 2, 1999
British witch casts a spell on Oprah
Will magic help her score a spot on the show?
By Craig Offman Oct 1, 1999
Reagan biographer bites back
Edmund Morris answers his critics in an online chat.
By Craig Offman Sep 30, 1999
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