Books

From the Annals of Bad Editors

They tried to do WHAT to "Flowers for Algernon"?

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| Mon Jul. 6, 2009 9:30 PM PDT

Infinite Jest

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| Tue Jun. 30, 2009 8:59 AM PDT
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Elsewhere at the Washington Post...

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| Fri Jun. 26, 2009 11:31 AM PDT

From India With Love

The White Tiger author on Bollywood and why Indira Gandhi is the only man who ruled India.

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| Fri Jun. 19, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

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Bush Officials Cash In as More Americans Lose Out

Don't worry about soaring unemployment rates, if former Bushies can get a job you can too!

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| Thu Jun. 18, 2009 10:58 AM PDT

Steroids! Scandal! And More Bad News Sports Books.

I don't remember such a publishing flood of bad news sports books. Why beat up on the mendacity of our games?

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| Tue Jun. 16, 2009 1:34 PM PDT
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Books: Fordlandia

Greg Grandin's fascinating take on the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city.

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| Fri Jun. 5, 2009 7:05 AM PDT

Kabul's Splendid Son

Khaled Hosseini on Taliban-censored flamingos.

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| Tue May. 19, 2009 7:00 AM PDT
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Books: Blood and Politics

Leonard Zeskind explains the history of the white nationalist movement from the margins to the mainstream.

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| Mon May. 11, 2009 7:00 AM PDT
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Books: Comics Legend Harvey Pekar Channels Studs Terkel

Can a graphic adaptation of the master reporter's Working interviews work?

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| Thu Apr. 30, 2009 7:00 AM PDT
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Can a Graphic Scrapbook Explain Mexican Murders?

The celebrity-powered <span style="font-style:normal;">I Live Here</span> takes comic-strip journalism to a new level.

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| Mon Apr. 27, 2009 9:40 AM PDT
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Music Inspired by J. G. Ballard

The acclaimed author, who passed away on Sunday, inspired some of my favorite music.

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| Wed Apr. 22, 2009 1:48 PM PDT
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Lily Allen, Lumberjacks, and the Lottery: What's New in Book, Film and Music Reviews

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 9:59 AM PDT
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The Invisible Hook of Pirate Finance

Peter T. Leeson takes on the hidden economics of piracy, Somali or otherwise.

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| Sun Apr. 19, 2009 8:56 AM PDT

Is the Bible Blogtastic?

Slate.com editor David Plotz on PETA-friendly sacrifice and why the Good Book is so bloody.

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| Sat Apr. 18, 2009 4:13 PM PDT
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Amazon Gay Book Screwup An Honest Mistake?

Was the de-listing into the dreaded "adult" category of stacks of queer titles by the online retailer just an innocent little error?

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| Tue Apr. 14, 2009 11:58 AM PDT
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David Foster Wallace's Best Advice

A deeper look at David Foster Wallace's personal correspondences adds to the picture of a life and work tragically cut short.

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| Mon Apr. 13, 2009 4:40 PM PDT

What's Wrong with Independent Bookstores

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| Mon Apr. 6, 2009 9:01 AM PDT
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Books: Righteous Porkchop

Nicolette Hahn Niman's insider story of fighting factory farms from the courtroom to the marketplace.

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| Tue Mar. 31, 2009 11:29 AM PDT
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Books: Brush Cat

On trees, the wood economy, and the most dangerous job in America.

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| Thu Mar. 12, 2009 7:02 PM PDT