The Elitist Allure of Joan Didion
A big biography looks at the author’s legacy of cool.
Book Review
The Fearless Erica Jong
In her 70s, she’s as eager as ever for sex and adventure.
The Tedium of Baseball
A review of “The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season” and “33 Days.”
The Dark Side of DIY
How Americans destroyed their own labor force without even noticing
The 71-Year-Old Hipster
In his final novel, Our Souls at Night, Kent Haruf proved that he could still speak the language of the young.
A Most Unlikely Saint
The case for canonizing G. K. Chesterton, the bombastic man of letters and paradoxical militant for God
Death on Father’s Day
“The Joan Didion of Australia” writes a masterful book about a real-life family tragedy.
The Cross-Generational Politics of Barney Frank
The Congressman's memoir tackles two of the biggest political shifts of his lifetime: the acceptance of gay people in public life and a dramatic decrease in faith in government.
Such a Nice Monster
Adam Thirlwell, a virtuosic young British novelist, indicts the morals of a pampered generation.
Passion Plays
Kirstin Valdez Quade’s theatrical new short-story collection