How Robert Lipsyte, author of the new memoir An Accidental Sportswriter, stood athwart the sports page yelling, "Stop!"
Actor Rob Lowe reveals secrets in his new autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends. Marlow Stern brings you the best stories.
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The Spanish world's largest book fair is in full swing in Buenos Aires but is not without controversy in the form of Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. Joey Rubin reports.
The largest sex study in history asks: What do a billion Web searches reveal about desire? Jessica Bennett on the science behind our sexual search habits.
A massive new history of Goldman Sachs fails to ask serious, important questions about the firm, says Nomi Prins—and just continues a troubling trend of adulation.
This weekend: a novel of confused religion, one man looks out for fires in the American West, how Hollywood went mad on Communism, and the lessons from Hezbollah's wars.
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The famous journalist's revelations about Greg Mortenson are the latest in his relentless quest to find the truth and expose fraud. Nick Summers on what drives the man.
A visit to a Borders bookstore, closing because of the bankruptcy, reveals what people aren't reading, stacks of Nicholas Sparks, and Tom Clancy. Bill Morris on the detritus of the book business.
Is there a more literary game than baseball? Novelist Joseph Finder hails an entertaining new companion to America’s favorite pastime.
Once a trademark of the fringe right, Obama birth conspiracies are dominating the GOP’s discourse—and now, Amazon’s bestseller list. Michelle Goldberg on why that’s good news for Democrats.
In the latest installment of our poetry month series, a new poem from Dana Goodyear is paired with a classic by Louise Bogan. Both wrestle with natural disaster.
In honor of the hallowed holiday of 4/20, Sam Munson, author of November Criminals, picks out the best novels, from Invisible Man to Wonder Boys, featuring marijuana and its users.
From Steve Martin’s art world games to a novel constructed like a dictionary, there’s a slew of gimmicky new novels. Caryn James wonders if they equal good fiction.
Once homeless, an unknown author has quietly conquered the bestseller lists. In this week's Newsweek, Samuel P. Jacobs introduces Lynn Vincent, Sarah Palin's ghostwriter.