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As adventurous stylistically as physically, this writer-explorer takes us places we've never dared to go.
By Don George
August 25, 1999
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The editor of the Threepenny Review selects her five favorite novels about childhood.
By Wendy Lesser
August 23, 1999
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This Welsh writer creates masterful, idiosyncratic illuminations of the world
By Don George
August 18, 1999
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The author of "Fear of Flying" selects six novels for those who believe that the brain is the most important erogenous zone.
By Erica Jong
August 16, 1999
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A new anthology helps a visitor appreciate the vast complexities of one of
Earth's most spectacular sights.
By Don George
August 4, 1999
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The author of "The Blue Flower" picks five novels that rocked her world.
By Penelope Fitzgerald
August 2, 1999
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Five favorite novels from a decade that was wilder than you think.
By E.L. Doctorow
July 26, 1999
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The author of "The Hours" picks five books from the edge that belong in the center.
By Michael Cunningham
July 19, 1999
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Publishing jobs turn the pleasure of reading into a chore. Here's what editors read in their fantasies.
By Ray Sawhill
July 16, 1999
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Two new books offer tips and tales from the wild wide world.
By Don George
July 14, 1999
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The author of "Oscar and Lucinda" picks five very original works of fiction
By Peter Carey
July 12, 1999
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A new anthology presents a heart-pumping array of survivors' tales.
By Don George
July 7, 1999
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"Tender Is the Night" transports me to my own version of the French Côte d'Azur.
By Don George
June 30, 1999
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Five great noir novels from the post-Chandler generations.
By David Bowman
June 28, 1999
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Readers recommend their favorite works of travel fiction and nonfiction.
By Don George
June 23, 1999
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The author of "Possession" recommends five unforgettable historical novels.
By A.S. Byatt
June 21, 1999
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An accomplished writer journeys deep into the twisted plight of the orangutans of Borneo -- and the humans who would save them.
By Don George
June 16, 1999
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An interview with firebrand educator Esmi Raji Codell.
By Fiona Morgan
June 14, 1999
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Five great contemporary books about self-consciousness.
By Ann Beattie
June 14, 1999
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A selective sampling of the gleaming books that beckon summer travelers.
By Don George
June 9, 1999
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Michael Korda, editor of Jacqueline Susann and Tennessee Williams, picks his five favorite novels of the past 40 years.
By Michael Korda
June 7, 1999
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Reading "Charlotte's Web" with the clarity of an adult inspires tears, smiles and tenderness.
By Peter Trachtenberg
June 7, 1999
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New research shows we can internalize fiction.
By Jon Bowen
June 4, 1999
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Why Ernest Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" is great literary comfort food.
By Don George
June 2, 1999
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What are the best travel books of the century? The readers respond.
By Don George
May 26, 1999