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Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoPaul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive ...
OPINION | ON BOOKS: ‘John Sandford’ provides thrills with book ‘Toxic Prey’ | Arkansas Democrat...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 days agoApparently, Camp adopted the pseudonym "John Sandford" in the late '80s. The publisher felt the near-simultaneous release of two different books, written in different styles, could create a marketing problem.
I Spent Years Preparing to Write About My Cousin’s Murder. The Story I Ended Up With Was Not What I...
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut, as true-crime expert Justin St. Germain puts it in his book Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood,...
‘Walker Percy’ Review: Writing for Redemption
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoThe victories in Percy’s novels are never decisive, since he was much too nuanced a writer for tidy resolutions. A recurring theme in both his fiction...
Growing Up Is Hard. ‘The Skunks’ Is Here to Help You Through the Chaos.
New York Times· 11 hours agoIn Fiona Warnick’s cozy coming-of-age novel, an aimless college graduate finds an unconventional way to process her difficult transition into adulthood. Ainslie Hogarth is the author of “Motherthing ...
Summer Reading List: Defining Moments
UC Berkeley NewsCenter· 1 day agoWith “Defining Moments” as its theme, this year’s list features engaging works of fiction and nonfiction — a wide range of books (plus one film) — recommended for you, as ...
Paul Auster, postmodern author behind 'The New York Trilogy' and 'Smoke,' dies at 77
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoPaul Auster, the bestselling postmodern author, noir novelist and screenwriter behind “Smoke,” “Lulu...
Opinion | What I’d Assign to Today’s College Students
New York Times· 1 day agoMy weekend column used this season of campus protest as an opportunity to discuss the evolution of Columbia’s core curriculum, whose readings on contemporary politics, I argued, usefully distill ...