Dec 17th, 2008 · There's much to celebrate in this year's crop of books, from Jhumpa Lahiri's new story collection to Joseph O'Neill's retelling of The Great Gatsby. Plus, in the world of nonfiction, a haunting memoir of loss by Elizabeth McCracken.
Oct 24th, 2008 · The New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer discusses The Dark Side, her nonfiction account of the Bush administration's anti-terror policies. Mayer has been nominated for a 2008 National Book Award for the work.
Oct 7th, 2008 · In Francine Prose's new novel, Goldengrove, a sister's sudden death leaves a young girl adrift. Prose is the author of 15 previous novels, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, as well as the nonfiction book Reading Like a Writer.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · What happens when an entrenched culture suddenly opts for rapid change and the upheaval of centuries of cherished tradition? Maureen Corrigan finds some answers in two new works of nonfiction.
Jul 16th, 2008 · A Georgetown law professor is taking up the cause of fan fiction. As founder of a group called the Organization for Transformative Use, Rebecca Tushnet, herself a fan fiction writer, wants to help other fans who re-purpose fictional characters from books, films, and T.V. shows do so without the threat (real or imagined) of copyright infringement.
Nov 27th, 2007 · No book goes out of date faster than a nonfiction account of a presidential campaign, right? Not really, says journalist Matt Bai, who argues that the best political campaign books, like Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, have plenty to say about the '08 White House race.
Oct 10th, 2007 · Finalists for the National Book Awards were announced Wednesday in Philadelphia. Some well-known authors, such as Christopher Hitchens and Edwidge Danticat, are nominated in the nonfiction category, and Denis Johnson is a finalist in fiction for his novel Tree of Smoke. But the list also includes several debut authors. Winners will be named in mid-November in New York City. Joel Rose reports from member station WHYY.
Feb 27th, 2007 · With a combination of toughness and tenderness, professor Sam Freedman guides his students at Columbia University's School of Journalism down the path of narrative nonfiction. Often, the destination is a book deal.