Nick Owchar

Nick Owchar is the author of the novel A Walker in the Evening (Ruby Violet Publishers, 2024) and former deputy editor of books coverage at the Los Angeles Times. He serves as editorial director of Pitzer College.

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Jesus in the Fun House
Nick Owchar reviews Elaine Pagels’s “Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus.”
Nick OwcharApr 2
- Religion
- History
The Glory and Freedom of Our Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished
Nick Owchar reviews Reuben Woolley’s new translation of Andrey Kurkov’s “Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv.”
Nick OwcharAug 16, 2024
- Fiction
- Music
Still at the Top of His Game: On Nicholas Delbanco’s “Why Writing Matters”
Nick Owchar examines Nicholas Delbanco’s 2020 book “Why Writing Matters” in the context of the author’s career.
Nick OwcharApr 1, 2023
- Literary Criticism
The Bookseller as Humanist: A Conversation with Ross King
Nick Owchar talks with Ross King on his book about the Italian bookseller who spurred the Renaissance.
Nick OwcharAug 16, 2021
- History
Making Room for Santa in Tolkien’s Legendarium
A dragon’s horde of new holiday editions of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Nick OwcharFeb 8, 2021
- SF
The Final Treasure from the Tolkien Hoard
Christopher Tolkien wraps up a four-decade curation of his father’s legacy.
Nick OwcharMar 23, 2019
- SF
Staying Nimble with a Diet of Jokes and a Pinch of Stephen Hawking: A Conversation with Leonard Mlodinow
Nick Owchar talks to Leonard Mlodinow, physicist and the author of five best-selling books, including "The Grand Design," co-authored by Stephen Hawking.
Nick OwcharJul 12, 2018
- Science & Technology
A Man of Little Consequence
On “Six Four” by Hideo Yokoyama.
Nick OwcharDec 13, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir

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