Performance Anxiety
Excepting A-Rod, why should anyone care about a new bio of the controversial slugger?
Robert Birnbaum
George Pelecanos
If you’ve only seen “The Wire,” good on you. But you’re only getting part of the story.
Desperate Housewife
Oprah fave Jane Hamilton’s new potboiler is a wicked, fun ride.
An Introduction
What we’re doing here, what we’re not doing here.
Best Western
Paulette Jiles turns the western on its head.
Dirty Big Secret
“Berlin Noir” jets to Argentina.
The Artist Accused
A dark chapter in photographer Philippe Halsman’s life.
The Renegades
Don’t saddle T. Jefferson Parker with the stigma of genre writing.
The Life You Can Save
Peter Singer, Princeton mentor and philosopher, presents a convincing argument for how all of us can make a difference in the lives of others without reducing the quality of our own.
Joseph O’Connor
Our man in Boston talks with novelist Joseph O’Connor about writing historical fiction, the role of the Irish in the American Civil War, and the trouble of trilogies.