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"The Spooky Art" by Norman Mailer
In a new volume of advice to young writers, the great man of American letters weighs his own legacy -- and finds it wanting.
By Aaron Hicklin Apr 14, 2003
"The Time of Our Singing" by Richard Powers
In his dazzling new novel, America's preeminent novelist of ideas creates characters as compelling as his concepts.
By Laura Miller Jan 22, 2003
The Writer of Dreck™
With his appalling new novel, Thomas Kinkade, "The Painter of Light™," makes a strong bid to become the world champion of vapid, money-grubbing kitsch.
By Laura Miller Mar 18, 2002
"Eva Moves the Furniture" by Margot Livesey
Two spirits guide a motherless girl through her life. Are they a blessing or a curse?
By Laura Miller Dec 6, 2001
For the love of literature
Scott Fitzgerald stole Zelda's ideas, plagiarized her diaries and even pushed her into an affair. He was arguably the worst husband of his generation -- and that made him its best author.
By Jonathon Keats Aug 25, 2001
Sentenced to death
Is a snooty "sentence cult" sending the Great American Novel to hell in a pretentious purple handbasket?
By Laura Miller Aug 16, 2001
Chapter 7: Friday, Oct. 13
In which the God gene, among other things, is discussed, and there's some rather heated talk about growing a second sex organ.
By Alfred Alcorn Jul 13, 2001
Chapter 6: Thursday, Oct. 12
In which, sadly, breaking a habit called "life" becomes a real possibility.
By Alfred Alcorn Jul 11, 2001
Chapter 4: Oct. 5
In which Worried sends another message and, by the way, mentions a couple of bodies in a bag.
By Alfred Alcorn Jul 2, 2001
Chapter 3: Monday, Oct. 2
In which Worried sends a video of a well-fleshed blond and two gentlemen indulging in intimate calisthenics.
By Alfred Alcorn Jun 29, 2001
Chapter 2: Friday, Sept. 29
In which Worried is contacted and our victims are imagined as cartoonishly Larsonesque sexual monsters.
By Alfred Alcorn Jun 27, 2001
Chapter 1: Tuesday, Sept. 26
In which two mysterious deaths are described in, ahem, detail and it's assumed that the victims were not engaged in premeditated sex.
By Alfred Alcorn Jun 25, 2001
What to read: The best of May fiction
Richard Russo's masterly comic epic of small-town life; a thriller about the science of near-death experiences; randy, E-tarded Edinburgh lads from the author of "Trainspotting"; and more.
By Salon's critics May 21, 2001
A special time
I hope it's true that every marriage, sometime in its existence, knows a moment like this. An excerpt from a novel about a man's evolving sexuality.
By Anthony Giardina Apr 2, 2001
"Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver
In the bestselling novelist's latest, the natural world overflows with lusty birds, bees and baby boomers.
By Elizabeth Judd Nov 17, 2000
Lolita's book tour
Rebbecca Ray's novel, "Pure," written when she was 16, is a raw work of sexual exposure. Is it autobiographical? "Thank God it's not," she says.
By Tess Taylor Sep 20, 2000
What to read: July fiction
Novels of love and evil, from lesbian Victoriana to deft, Vonnegut-style humor and gritty Indian realism.
By Salon's critics Jul 24, 2000
Y'all take care now
30,000 feet above Jackson, Miss., I came to believe it was time to start a novel.
By Anne Lamott Jul 22, 1999
I feel fine
In Steve Erickson's visionary new novel, it already is the end of the world -- and we don't know it.
By Sarah Vowell Apr 21, 1999
Scream queen
Ian McKellen gives a virtuoso performance as early Hollywood's only ecstatically "out" gay director in 'Gods and Monsters.
By Jonathan Lethem Nov 20, 1998
Rules of the Wild
In an excerpt from her first novel, "Rules of the Wild," Francesca Marciano portrays the seductive subculture of whites in Kenya -- and the addicting allure of Africa's vastness.
By Francesca Marciano Oct 8, 1998
Stone bombs in Jerusalem
With the formulaic "Damascus Gate," a serious novelist succumbs to fictional banalities.
By Robert Alter Apr 16, 1998
Gus Van Sant
In the 'Pink' By Cynthia Joyce. Director Gus Van Sant talks about his first novel.
By Cynthia Joyce Oct 24, 1997
have a coke and a simile
Product placement comes to the novel.
By J.B. Miller Oct 8, 1997
Mountain man
A profile of Charles Frazier, author of "Cold Mountain."
By Laura Miller Jul 9, 1997
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