Paul Auster’s Memoir Disappoints, Guardian Says
A reviewer for The Guardian is claiming that Paul Auster’s new memoir, Winter Journal, is not only a complete waste of time, but also displays a brackish narcissism that makes Auster […]
A reviewer for The Guardian is claiming that Paul Auster’s new memoir, Winter Journal, is not only a complete waste of time, but also displays a brackish narcissism that makes Auster […]
Oh, God—say it ain’t so. A dreadful massacre is in the offing. The culprit? Smug faddists in the publishing industry who look at E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey and drool like […]
It’s been a rough couple of months for the science Wunderkind. Jonah Lehrer resigned today from his post at the New Yorker after acknowledging that he fabricated quotes in his most […]
Rielle Hunter’s new book detailing her affair with former politico John Edwards is now in bookstores everywhere. Barring any new developments, it looks like most copies will stay there. Hunter […]
The Daily Mail reports that breathless interest in E. L. James’ Fifty Shades series has translated into unlikely marketing gold for hotels in the Pacific Northwest. At least two hotels in […]
The Ritz in Paris is closing its doors for a 2-year renovation. The French and the European upper crust are arming their butlers with blowtorches and prepping them with advanced […]
They once were friends. Then Camus and Sartre became antagonists after Camus rose to prominence as a literary darling in the 1940s. This all because of a lady named Wanda, […]
Two anecdotes here about two very different men—Alexander Pope and Jim Thorpe. Pope was an 18th century English satirical poet whose growth was stunted in childhood. Thorpe, who was part […]