A simple, but gorgeous essay about the connective power of art.
All tagged non fiction
Jonathan Franzen wants you to take him seriously, but he’s more charming if you don’t.
Once again, Bret Easton Ellis uses shock and brevity to lure us into a deeper debate.
This one is not going to seduce any non-fans, but those who already like Ellroy (i.e. me) will only like him better after reading it.
I've read an esoteric self-development book and it was a major positive experience for me. I thought you should know.
I accidentally stumbled upon an old Zoe Williams article saying we should stop reading fiction in these times of crisis. I beg to differ.
I miss reading David Foster Wallace, so I bought this book hoping to find a little, tiny piece of that spark again.
Why was the Columbine High School massacre such an important schism in our culture? What do we really know about what happened on April 20th, 1999? Journalist Dave Cullen found almost all the answers....
You may THINK you've read 100 books exactly like Constance Ann Fitzgerald's Glue, but I'm here to tell you that you're wrong. Oh, so wrong.
A review of Chuck Klosterman's upcoming essay collection X : A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century. Klosterman got from great to masterful a couple years ago and he takes a step further here.
John Jeremiah Sullivan is undoubtedly one of America's finest essayists. His collection Pulphead is both incredibly elating and frustrating, but he DOES have the total package: wit, empathy, observational skills. Impressive stuff.
