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A not-quite-Native American's hard, strange life makes for a fiercely original memoir about the compulsion to write.
By Maria Russo
October 26, 2000
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Hunting a Tasmanian tiger, denouncing the '60s generation, loving Graham Greene and unveiling family secrets in the best fall fiction.
By Salon's critics
October 23, 2000
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From a surreal, carnal coming-of-age set on Coney Island to a wicked, gossipy story of the literary life, our critics pick the best books.
By Salon's critics
September 13, 2000
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August 28, 2000
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The Sopranos have made being Italian-American seem cool again, but maybe it's time to say arrivederci to all that.
By Maria Russo
August 24, 2000
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July 17, 2000
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Male writers are venturing into "Bridget Jones" and "Girls' Guide" territory, but can they bag the big game?
By Maria Russo
July 13, 2000
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A writer explores her obsession with an ancient Sicilian ritual steeped in the erotics of killing.
By Maria Russo
June 5, 2000
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James Bond expert James Chapman talks about the enduring allure of Agent 007 and the sexual ambiguity of Ian Fleming's creation.
By Maria Russo
May 1, 2000
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The life so far of multiracial literary sensation Zadie Smith.
By Maria Russo
April 28, 2000
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In Zadie Smith's remarkable debut novel, London is a merry capital of mismatched lovers.
By Maria Russo
April 28, 2000
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A first-time novelist, recasting a Freudian case history as a psychosexual detective story, wonders what would have happened if "Dora" had been murdered.
By Maria Russo
March 29, 2000
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She's back, she's got her weight down, she's got Mark Darcy and she's in a Thai jail on drug charges.
By Maria Russo
February 29, 2000
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In an amazing debut, a fired-up writer takes aim at dumb American swaggerers and corporate greed.
By Maria Russo
February 23, 2000
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Dark novels, weighty nonfiction and one more feather in Colette's cap.
By Maria Russo
January 25, 2000
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A selection of books sure to charm, delight and inform even the most particular readers on your list.
By Maria Russo and Stephanie Zacharek
December 14, 1999
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As this remarkable survey demonstrates, for centuries the original hussy has given men a great excuse for controlling women.
By Maria Russo
December 6, 1999
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The "other woman" should dump that loser! Plus: Brill's Content editor questions Salon angle; e-commerce today, gone tomorrow?
Letters to the Editor
November 11, 1999
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An understated novel about life in the High Plains shines with a sophisticated optimism.
By Maria Russo
October 18, 1999
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Laurie Anderson offers a chilly, neutered take on Melville's intense, sweaty classic.
By Maria Russo
October 12, 1999
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Why should Internet millionaires date gold-diggers? Plus: The Irish still suffer; Horowitz is no conservative!
Letters to the Editor
September 7, 1999
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When do children have a right to decide their gender?
By Maria Russo
August 28, 1999
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Susan Perabo has a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame -- but what's that got to do with her book?
By Maria Russo
August 6, 1999
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A woman on the verge of a breakdown finds herself sneaking into hotel rooms.
By Maria Russo
June 9, 1999
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Martha Nussbaum reimagines the women's movement -- from global poverty to the right to be hot.
By Maria Russo
April 19, 1999
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