Nick Hornby

Letters
Why isn't there a DVD of "The Dead"? What's the future of Liverpool lit? And can Nick Hornby really tell us anything about criticism as a whole? Salon readers weigh in.
"The Polysyllabic Spree" by Nick Hornby
From the author of "High Fidelity," a delightful celebration of the joys of reading that reminds us why most literary criticism is so bad.
"About a Boy"
Rascally Hugh Grant, a beyond-awkward little boy and the makers of "American Pie" team up for a near-perfect comic delight.
"How to Be Good" by Nick Hornby
An Angry Guy morphs into a do-gooder in the latest from the author of "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy."
The smoke clears
The truth about Robert Downey Jr.'s arrest emerges. Plus: Hugh Grant gets a slice; Madonna keeps us guessing; and 'N Sync gets sued.
"High Fidelity"
Deleted scenes reveal the shocking fact that "Let's Get It On" didn't make the Top Five All-Time Great Songs.
Nuts to that!
Ballsy caddie wants $155 million from Michael Douglas after golfball-testicle accident; reluctant singer Gwyneth Paltrow deprives nation's landfills of precious CDs. Plus: David Bowie and Iman have a baby.
Abortion at the movies
"Cider House" fails where "High Fidelity" rules.
Songs that kill
In the dark comic world of "American Psycho," pop is an essential soundtrack to murder.
Sharps & Flats
Loaded with off tunes by Dylan and the Velvet Underground as well as killer songs by Smog, Stereolab and the Beta Band, the "High Fidelity" soundtrack plays like a perfect mix tape.
About a writer
Nick Hornby talks about soccer, writing and a highly faithful adaptation of "High Fidelity."
High Fidelity
Love, rock 'n' roll, lists and record-store geeks come together swimmingly in the romantic filmed version of the Nick Hornby novel.
New bohemian classics
The author of "Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America" picks five must-reads for a new generation.
A good man is hard to write
Hemingway-tough or Fitzgerald-sensitive? Today's novelists scramble for a masculinity that doesn't seem fake.
Single female seeks travel and romance -- with child
A vacation resort for single moms and dads.
Mothers Who Think: The single-mom scam
In Nick Hornby's hilarious new novel, "About a Boy," a failed lothario hits upon an ingenious way to score -- and learns that kids complicate things in ways he never imagined
The most significant musical moments of 1997
Salon contributors answer the question: what was your most significant moment of 1997?
Belle and Sebastian
Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

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