The Third Man: One Story—Two Works of Art

Darrell Delamaide looks at relationship between novel and film in the case of The Third Man.

Interview with Craig Nova

Craig Nova is the author of 14 novels including The Good Son. He has received awards in literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

2013 National Book Festival Extravapalooza

Who’s hot and who’s … um, very hot, at this year’s festival. Plan your weekend by clicking here (links to lots of reviews inside!).

Four Words: September 2013

You want to find a book to read, but who has 30 seconds to peruse those back-of-the-cover blurbs? Not you! You need a synopsis now, this minute, preferably yesterday. Well, here you are: four-word descriptions of a few great titles. Go!

Two Books on the Age of MTV

Juicy stories for those who remember music videos by those who introduced them on MTV.

Interview with Ben Miller

There are many memoirs of unhappy childhoods spent in dysfunctional families, but rarely have they been penned by a writer gifted with such energy and breadth of vision.

2013 Man Booker Shortlist

The shortlist for the most prestigious British literary prize in fiction was just announced. Check out the potential winners here.

The Letter A

Fall down the rabbit hole and join Alice in her adventures in Wordland.