The Thing About Zadie Smith
With her first novel, White Teeth, the 23-year-old prodigy became a literary sensation. With her latest, NW, she reminds us what the fuss was all about.
Books
The Politician’s Book: An Unnecessary Accessory
As we approach the end to this interminable election, let’s also bid farewell to that other political ritual – the politician’s book.
Rhyming Political Tweets: It Was Bound To Happen Eventually
With her book of tweets, Elinor Lipman captures the Zeitgeist in a way that few 60-something professors manage to do.
Murder, Socialites and Fainting Fish: The Best Summer Reading
Hit the hammock with mysterious new novels, rethink your summer wardrobe, and look at your pet differently in summer’s hottest new reads.
Dian Hanson: Taschen’s Pornographer-in-Chief
The sexy-books editor for the world’s leading art publisher gets down and dirty about fetishes, sex cults and how to get ahead in publishing.
The End Of Men: A Reading List
As the so-called “weaker sex” increasingly dominates higher education and the work force, the future looks increasingly female.
‘How To Fix What I Broke’ by George W. Bush
… And ten other great reads this summer.
A Hitchcockian thriller, a Parisienne interlude and more heat up May
May's best books are here.
April’s Best Books
First and maybe last love, a juicy thriller and a look at the tremendous impact of trees.