Accept No Substitutes
What to do? Go with Rogue or the roguish Rouge? Fox News, among others, is confused!
Robert Birnbaum
For Children of All Ages
No relation to the DeLillo novel, a delightfully abstract pop-up book is rendered with great skill and verve.
Good Sports
As athletes claim a larger chunk of the entertainment world, there is a plethora of sports biographies.
More From Gore Vidal
Like the man himself, Gore Vidal’s scrapbook of the past half-century is unparalleled.
Good News
Colum McCann wins a National Book Award, and he’s not complaining about it.
Creative Criticism 101
What could be better than reading great writers writing about other great writers?
So Far From God
“Poor Mexico. So far from God and so close to the United States.” A new novel exposes that truth.
The Sorry and the Pithy
A new compendium by a journalist who’s spent the last two decades visiting earth’s various hells.
That Write Stuff
A new interview book gives cause to note a recent flurry of excellent writer chats.
Boston After Dark
Not a bad formula: Have resident writers of a city compose noir-ish tales.