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"A Ship Made of Paper" by Scott Spencer
A small-town interracial affair becomes a destructive juggernaut in the latest novel of obsessive passion from the author of "Endless Love."
By Suzy Hansen Mar 6, 2003
Battle of the NBC titans!
In dueling ads for and against war with Iraq, conservative Fred Thompson of "Law and Order" faces down "The West Wing's" Martin Sheen. Who wins? Salon's ad panel decides.
By Suzy Hansen Mar 4, 2003
A drug user's guide to not writing
Essayist Geoff Dyer on the difference between fiction and nonfiction (none), the usefulness of marijuana, and the importance of doing nothing.
By Suzy Hansen Feb 24, 2003
Bingeing and learning
Author Betsy Lerner explains why 20 years of therapy wasn't enough to save her from food addiction and manic-depression.
By Suzy Hansen Feb 21, 2003
English for Americans
The author of "Brit-think, Ameri-think" explains how our closest ally cherishes our good relations, even though we talk about ourselves too much.
By Suzy Hansen Feb 5, 2003
Strange fruit
The true story of the last mass lynching in America is a chilling whodunit, but the legacy of vigilante attacks on blacks continues beyond the history books.
By Suzy Hansen Jan 29, 2003
Flower power?
Antiwar protesters revive the famous "daisy" ad. We assemble our panel of experts and ask them: Do they love it, or do they not?
By Suzy Hansen Jan 18, 2003
"Dancer" by Colum McCann
A novel that captures the wild, glorious life of Rudolf Nureyev -- beautiful, arrogant and brilliant -- and the tragic country he abandoned.
By Suzy Hansen Jan 17, 2003
"A Memory of War" by Frederick Busch
A troubled psychiatrist sleeps with a young patient, obsesses about his wife and his best friend, and ponders the secret buried in his parents' past.
By Suzy Hansen Jan 17, 2003
Another shade of black
John McWhorter talks about the pitfalls of reparations and affirmative action, why Eminem will never be hip-hop's Elvis, and why the N-word doesn't bother him much.
By Suzy Hansen Jan 14, 2003
Highway to heaven
A shy, uptight journalist talks about the months he spent aboard the Playboy Miss Millennium bus, searching the nation for the ultimate Playmate.
By Suzy Hansen Dec 17, 2002
Sex, lies and revolution
Gioconda Belli talks about leaving her marriage for Nicaragua's Sandinistas and a tumultuous life of love affairs, espionage and power struggles.
By Suzy Hansen Dec 10, 2002
"Child of My Heart" by Alice McDermott
A remarkably beautiful young girl and her mysteriously bruisable cousin share a last summer of innocence in a town that isn't as safe as it seems.
By Suzy Hansen Dec 5, 2002
"The Soldier's Return" by Melvyn Bragg
An English soldier returns from World War II to his wife, son and cozy village, but finds the horror and the glory of his wartime memories hard to shake.
By Suzy Hansen Dec 5, 2002
The decline and fall of the American empire
An expert on geopolitics says forget Islamic terrorism -- the real future threat to America's supremacy will come from Europe.
By Suzy Hansen Dec 2, 2002
"Love at Goon Park" by Deborah Blum
Psychologist Harry Harlow proved that children need warmth and affection -- but he tormented dozens of monkeys to do it.
By Suzy Hansen Nov 13, 2002
How the world sees Americans
Journalist Mark Hertsgaard traveled the globe gathering opinions about the U.S. He talks about the surprising results.
By Suzy Hansen Nov 6, 2002
Unsafe at any speed
The author of "High and Mighty" explains why SUVs are not just gas-guzzling pollution machines, they're dangerous to drive.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 24, 2002
Amiri Baraka stands by his words
New Jersey's poet laureate, facing a hailstorm of criticism for his fevered 9/11 poem, tells Salon that 4,000 Israelis really did stay home from the WTC that day.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 17, 2002
The land where terror won
An author and activist talks about the atrocities committed in Guatemala, the people too frightened to speak of it and America's shameful support of the perpetrators.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 16, 2002
Sunnyside down
A new book gives waitresses a chance to say what they really think of their work -- and their customers.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 14, 2002
"Desolation" by Yasmina Reza
In this spellbinding diatribe, a deliciously wicked man rants about his friends, his women and the son who disgusts him by being happy.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 10, 2002
Rethinking the Nazi nightmare
Two historians challenge the idea that the Holocaust was unique, describe how anti-Semitism was worse in prewar America than in Germany and compare Hitler & Co. to the '60s generation.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 2, 2002
"If not for 9/11, Bush's approval ratings would be very low"
In his interview with Suzy Hansen, Alan Dershowitz talks about racial profiling and Osama bin Laden as Bush's reelection campaign manager.
By Suzy Hansen Sep 17, 2002
Why terrorism works
Alan Dershowitz says the world community opened the door to al-Qaida by rewarding Palestinian terrorists -- and makes the case for national I.D. cards and torture.
By Suzy Hansen Sep 12, 2002
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