The Writer in Pieces
Ann Gelder on writing for the present and Yuri Olesha’s memoir-in-fragments, "No Day Without a Line."
Biography & Autobiography
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn
Of Sons and Fathers and the Excesses of Form
On "My Struggle: Boyhood Island," which explores the pains & pleasures of boyhood. You can’t choose your parents, as they say, and that means everything.
Let Me Remind You
Now that Salinger is gone, people can freely reminisce.
The Sins of the Fathers
Standard biographies arrange lives into digestible arcs of story. We know from the outset that this memoir of psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan will be very different.
An Invisible Man, A Visible Voice
Why Benedict Anderson Counts: Lessons on Writing, Culture, and José Rizal
Gina Apostle is currently working on a novel about the Philippine-American war, William McKinley’s World.
Tales of Buffalo Billy: Noel Simsolo's "Masters of Cinema: Billy Wilder"
since it’s Wilder we’re talking about, there’s an anecdotal surplus unmatched in any history of the motion pictures.
In Her Fashion: Lisa Chaney's "Coco Chanel"
as any devotee might tell you, the woman makes a slippery subject.
Cinematic: Roger Ebert's "Life Itself"
Since Ebert’s prime, everything has changed.
Discoveries: Edna O'Brien
Discoveries: Jane Smiley
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