Rodney Crowell
The singer Rodney Crowell provides an account of his parents’ tumultuous relationship that is reminiscent of one of his country songs.
The French writers Michel Houellebecq and Bernard-Henri Lévy provoke each other in letters, then feign shock.
Siobhan Fallon’s short stories delve into the lives of women left behind at Fort Hood when their husbands go off to (or return from) war.
Mr. Gross, known for his fluid style and easy erudition, was the editor of The Times Literary Supplement in London and a book critic for The New York Times.
A first-time author receives the prestigious Newbery Medal for her novel, “Moon Over Manifest.” Other children’s book awards were also announced.
“Twin,” a memoir by Allen Shawn, describes his life and his fears after his twin sister was placed, at age 8, in an institution for the mentally disabled.
Akashic Books is publishing a new anthology on the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti as part of its “Noir” series focused on specific locales.
A Harry Potter park has given new bounce to J. K. Rowling’s literary creation and ignited a rivalry between Universal and Walt Disney World.
Mr. Friedman gave up a life in the real-estate world to become a full-time author, writing novels as well as art biographies.
A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” that replaces the word “nigger” with “slave” does the original Twain novel a disservice.
Timothy Ferriss’s crazy, breathless self-help book has advice on weight loss, sexual bliss, enhanced fitness and life extension.
Douglas Coupland takes a pop-culture approach in this short biography of the media savant.
In her first work of nonfiction in more than 20 years, Annie Proulx chronicles her efforts to build a house on a 640 acre preserve in Wyoming.
At 89, Richard Wilbur still cuts a straight path through the shifting landscape of American poetry.
A writer recollects her schizophrenic mother, to whom she remains emotionally captive.
The daughter of the poet Anne Sexton describes her own harrowing struggle with mental illness.
How Africa put its stamp on America’s food traditions.
In this first novel, a woman reimagines the life and times of her polar-exploring ancestor and his faithful wife.
This first novel explores the emotional turmoil within the family of an intersex child.
An exploration of fundamental changes in family and class relationships, and in the very idea of what it is to be Indian.
A luminous tale of passion and betrayal, set amid unrest and violence in Sierra Leone.
In this French novel of essentially one endless sentence, a secret agent exposes his guilt, and that of the West.
The true identity of the first mystery novelist has eluded literary detectives for 150 years. But reader, I know whodunit.
Mystery novels by Charles Todd, Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, T. Jefferson Parker and R. Scott Bakker.
Featuring David Carr on the media prophet Marshall McLuhan; and Anand Giridharadas on his book, “India Calling.”
Students read the classics aloud. Think of it as an antidote to the electronic era.
New books offer personal-finance advice to two very different groups of readers.
The Marmaduke Writing Factory, organized in 2010, is writers’ group, part reading series, part literary network, and part local outreach.
One of the 20th century’s biggest stars shot some famous scenes in Manhattan, but she also lived periodically in the city.
Melanie Thernstrom, known for her journalism based on her own life, says she always asks permission before writing about someone she’s close to.
Charles Portis’s “True Grit” is back on the best-seller list, thanks to the Coen brothers’ film adaptation.
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