A master of the sentence sends a P.I. in pursuit of the mysteries lurking in the detective novel. Read more...

An ambitious new novel recreates the chaos of jungle combat in Vietnam -- from one who took part.

From the author of Atonement and Saturday, a darkly comic take on modern science and climate change.

Family ties -- among criminals, victims, and police -- are at the bottom of a botched kidnapping in Glasgow. Read more...

Simon Winder takes a highly personal and humorous look at "Britain’s weird twin."

Andrew Keen ruminates on J. D. Salinger, privacy, social networking, and The Fall of Public Man. Read more...

A woman's battle with cancer resonates with a wider sense of crisis over health care.

A tale of desperation, betrayal, fatherhood and fundraising.

At the age of eighty, a great poet pits his voice against the encroaching shadows.

A manifesto from David Shields urges a literature of the remix. Read more...

She claimed that her aspirations were "modest", but her designs made her a champion of liberation. Read more...

The author of Liars’ Poker finds the financial raiders who knew the bubble was destined to burst – and made a historic profit when it did. Read more...

Is it finally actually hip to be square? Read more...

A new dual biography focuses on the lives and times of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney. Read more...

Plans for the nation's largest nuclear waste dump inspire a look at the city in its shadow.

From the author of Native Speaker and Aloft, a story of war, tragedy and desire on an operatic scale. Read more...

An author's investigation into the surprisingly long-lived world of taxidermy. Read more...

Ariel Gore's new book looks at the complex, sometimes unhappy, relationship modern women have with…happiness. Read more...

The fascinating chronicle of a First Lady's journey across Europe—as an escaped Napoleon makes a renewed bid for power.