Lyrical Odyssey
Poet and novelist Anne Michaels puts together good words.
Robert Birnbaum
Queen Jane Approximately
A publishing mover and shaker puts good books in the hands of readers.
South Beach, Not Hamptons
Former New York Observer columnist Michael M. Thomas does Miami.
Julia Alvarez
A chat with the Dominican-American poet about the Sotomayor nomination.
New Books About Cuba
A bevy of recommended new (more or less) books on Fidel, Che, and our intriguing island neighbor.
Life Before Death
David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College is now in published form.
Elmore Leonard
It’s hard to complain about two dead TV shows when half your novels are movies.
J-Noir
Michael Connelly’s Jack McEvoy is back, ready to save the newspaper industry from taking the fall.
Price Is Right
Literary memoirs may not be lighting up Kindles, but don’t ignore the latest from Reynolds Price.
Impact
Ten years later, a journalist tries to decipher the motives at Columbine.