The authors on the state of literary criticism, "discoverability," and where they find great fiction.

The author of Picking Up takes our "cornucopia of commodities" to the curb.

The author of Shouting Won't Help on hearing loss, the arts, and the causes of our increasingly louder world.

The ringleaders of the annual Tournament of Books unveil the history of the coveted Rooster.

The author of Mary Coin on photography, teenagers, and writing a new kind of biography.

The author of How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia discusses his choice of a narrative point of view.