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Year of the Fire Cock
The book is so unrelentingly erotic and explicit that it could, if you're not careful, cause chafing.
Aug 9, 2011
Exile on Fleet Street
Today, the mesmeric hold that Rupert Murdoch came to exercise over British public life has been broken.
Aug 8, 2011
Future Tense
"Yes," said a Frenchman. "We have this silly theory in France that our authors should be able to eat."
Aug 6, 2011
Martin Beck Has a Cold
The police procedural is rich with political implications, a feature fundamental to Sjöwall and Wahlöö's literary accomplishment.
Aug 5, 2011
Good Germans: On Heinrich Böll
What happens in Heinrich Böll's novels, and why am I calling them experimental?
Aug 3, 2011
Why to Take Notes
Things Iowa Workshop Writers Say
Jul 30, 2011
Model Villages, Short Stories, and Other Miniatures
When it comes to trying to make a piece of fiction, scaling down is an essential strategy. The world has "scalability" in spades.
Jul 25, 2011
Autumn of the Empire
If you spot in the financial crisis something of the epic, you are not mistaken.
Jul 18, 2011
The Ghost of Wrath
Harrison Gray Otis: a biography in progress.
Jul 15, 2011
The Time of Our Lives: On Christian Marclay’s “The Clock”
As it ticks away, "The Clock" taps into the enormous storehouse of images bouncing around in our heads.
Jul 14, 2011
Secret Histories
aviator’s goggles, Victorian waistcoats, top hats, bustle skirts, leather corsets, bizarre, mechanical accessories
Jul 11, 2011
Theaters of Cruelty
An excerpt from "The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning."
Jul 8, 2011
Magicland
I’m not equating him with Hitler, mind you, or Joe Smith or Jim Jones. I’m just trying to understand my own compulsion.
Jul 1, 2011
Odious and Unpleasant
For all the talk of information overload, we are all of us a little behind on our reading.
Jun 25, 2011
Fresh Pulp and Geezer Noir
Trying to pin down the definitive characteristics of “noir” is a tiresome game.
Jun 23, 2011
Letter to the Editors
It is difficult for an author to respond to a review without sounding churlish.
Jun 18, 2011