Now 88, John le Carré Just Wrote His Most Political Book to Date
In "Agent Running in the Field," le Carré has once again reinvented the spy novel
The Midwestern Architecture Book You Need on Your Shelf
"Midwest Architecture Journeys" shows there's more than just Frank Lloyd Wright and postmodern glass houses
Can Thomas Edison’s Reputation Be Salvaged?
The late Pulitzer Prize winner Edmund Morris explores the enduring appeal of mercurial geniuses
Do Philanthropic Billionaires Cause More Harm Than Good?
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What Harry Houdini Has in Common With Donald Trump and Tom Brady
Author Joe Posnanski on what the famous illusionist can teach us about modern America
Acclaimed Writer Nick Tosches Dead at 69
His work included groundbreaking biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis and Sonny Liston
Products of the Week: Splattered Sabahs, Glow-in-the-Dark Reeboks and an NYC Marathon Collection
The 10 best pieces of garb and gear that crossed our desks this week
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Race to Own Space
Should we worry as tech billionaires and China look to expand their empires into the final frontier?
Stephen King Files to Transform Maine Home Into Writers’ Retreat
King and his wife Tabitha have asked the Bangor planning board to rezone their property
This Small London Publishing House Is Home to Two Nobel Prize Winners
Fitzcarraldo publishing house has picked two Nobel prize winners since launching in 2014
Workspace 101: Author and Critic Daniel Mendelsohn on the Art of a Clean Office
It's not about the size of the desk — it's what you put on it
The First North American Woman to Summit Mount Everest Shares Her Experience
Sharon Wood reached the summit of the mountain in 1986
Critics Slam Peter Handke’s “Shameful” Nobel Prize for Literature
The controversial writer has been called a genocide denier
Who Was Jerry Garcia? We Asked the Guy Who Photographed Him for Two Decades.
Jay Blakesberg remembers his 17 years with the Grateful Dead as "the great American adventure"
Two Nobel Prizes in Literature Handed Out
2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and the 2019 prize was awarded to the Austrian author Peter Handke.
Matt Lauer Accused of Raping NBC Colleague in New Ronan Farrow Book
Nevils says Lauer raped her in his hotel room in 2014