“Of the making of many books there is no end”: Remembering Michael Kammen, the Professor of Paradox
A tribute to the great historian Michael Kammen, written by one of his closest colleagues and friends.
A tribute to the great historian Michael Kammen, written by one of his closest colleagues and friends.
Douglas GreenbergOct 26, 2014
Ruben Castaneda lived the life and reported on it at the same time: a redemptive memoir.
E. Ethelbert MillerOct 22, 2014
Essayists on their obsessions with female celebrities.
Jessica GrossOct 22, 2014
"There is a giddy, illicit charge to Nabokov’s hunt for a glimpse of infinity."
Peter BirkenheadOct 18, 2014
She doesn’t care what you think.
Heather HavrileskyOct 4, 2014
Wendy C. Ortiz's "Excavation" is the story of writing as salvation.
Amy SilverbergOct 3, 2014
Those who go to Patna expecting dismal conditions will find them, but these are neither the only realities nor the most important ones.
David BoykOct 3, 2014
Fear paralyzes, irrationality kills.
Susan McCallum-SmithSep 29, 2014
Contributor Nellie Hermann on "Epilogue" by Will Boast
Nellie HermannSep 15, 2014
Where will America's sport be in 20 years? John Schulian maps the evolution of the sport and its reception, from it's halcyon days to now.
Michael WeinrebSep 14, 2014
Linda Gray Sexton (daughter of Anne Sexton) on the healing value of dogs.
Brighde MullinsSep 8, 2014
Susan McCallum-Smith discusses Geoff Dyer's "Another Great Day at Sea."
Susan McCallum-SmithSep 1, 2014
“A girl doesn't become a woman overnight,” Adriana Páramo writes.
Jaquira DíazAug 30, 2014
“I’M CERTAIN that it’s only a matter of time before past catches up with him, before he turns up dead …"
Claire LuchetteAug 29, 2014
The song “Hotel California” beckons, from Baghdad and Arizona …
Deanne StillmanAug 23, 2014
An Indian author, having written about China, turns her gaze to Europe.
Nina MartyrisAug 2, 2014
A collaboration between a grandfather and grandson traces the history of India and Burma through personal memories.
Anjali VaidyaAug 2, 2014
"Kick and Run" by Jonathan Wilson contains much more than deep thoughts on the nature of soccer and Judaism.
Tod GoldbergDec 10, 2013
A remembrance of what he really stood for.
Stan PerskyJul 31, 2013
Cheryl Strayed is a memoirist, not a nature writer. Here’s why.
Jim HinchJul 25, 2013
Van Dyke Parks remembers a 1957 train ride from Princeton to Pasadena.
Van Dyke ParksJul 25, 2013
Franzen can’t help but give voice to his despair, but neither does he give it the last word, choosing to place his faith in the ruggedness of comedy.
James SantelMay 27, 2012
Since Ebert’s prime, everything has changed.
Swati PandeyMar 14, 2012
In the forefront of calls for democracy in China, Liu has engaged in various forms of dissent.
Gordon FellmanMar 9, 2012