Books

Books: The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex and Secrets in the Jim Crow South

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| Mon Apr. 5, 2010 5:47 PM PDT

A Voice in Haiti's Chorus

Author Edwidge Danticat on Haiti’s long road to recovery.

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| Sat Apr. 3, 2010 3:30 AM PDT

Books: Mad World

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| Thu Apr. 1, 2010 12:57 PM PDT

The Lost Boys (Part II)

What happens when you put juvenile prisoners in an adult isolation lockup?

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| Fri Mar. 26, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

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Ralph Reed's Literary Rebirth

Ralph Reed's second novel comes out this September. Can America survive?

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| Thu Mar. 25, 2010 10:28 AM PDT

The Lost Boys

What happens when you put juvenile prisoners in an adult isolation lockup?

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| Thu Mar. 25, 2010 3:27 AM PDT

Michael Lewis' Wall Street Takedown

Book review: The Big Short — Inside the Doomsday Machine

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| Wed Mar. 24, 2010 4:00 AM PDT

The Other Burn Pits

Ever heard of Area 51?

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| Wed Mar. 17, 2010 9:42 AM PDT

The Great White Whale in San Francisco Bay

Or how the “Lively Arts” became “the Media.”

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| Mon Mar. 15, 2010 1:43 PM PDT

Quotes of the Day: Hank Paulson Edition

Why did a Republican Treasury Secretary prefer working with Democrats?

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 12:26 PM PST

Book Bleg Followup

Mantel, Mieville, and Larsson are the winners!

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| Thu Feb. 18, 2010 10:20 AM PST

Book Bleg

Read anything good lately?

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| Sun Feb. 14, 2010 12:06 PM PST

Books: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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| Thu Feb. 4, 2010 5:00 AM PST

Books: The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History

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| Wed Feb. 3, 2010 4:06 PM PST

Books: The Devil and Mr. Casement

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| Wed Feb. 3, 2010 3:17 PM PST

Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger's seminal novel became less original over time.

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| Fri Jan. 29, 2010 12:25 PM PST

Music Monday: Gainsbourg Galore

A new CD and biopic expand the legacy of France's dirty old man of pop music.

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| Mon Jan. 25, 2010 4:30 AM PST

The Death of Fiction?

Lit mags were once launching pads for great writers and big ideas. Is it time to write them off?

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| Fri Jan. 15, 2010 5:00 AM PST

Ted Genoways on Fiction's Dying Days

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| Fri Jan. 15, 2010 5:00 AM PST

Joe Sacco's Gaza Strips
Fri Jan. 8, 2010 5:06 AM PST