Interviews with: Curtis Sittenfeld and Daniel Handler + Reviews of: The Ruins (a great horror novel), The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup (by a reviewer who was there), Lapdogs (for those of you who hate the media) and one of the best WWII novels ever (by a dead Russian, no less). And more!
War, Religion, Sex and Soccer
A Trip to the World Cup
'Smith's Spell Interfered with My Sleep'
In his scary novel, Scott Smith delves into the dark side of travel
Gen-Internet
In the online world, marketing is mistaken for identity in JPod
Talking to Daniel Handler
The man behind Lemony Snicket writes grown-up books, too
Watchdogs or Lapdogs?
Two new books analyze the press
The Great WWII Novel You Haven't Read
But should
Power House
A history of the Pentagon, America's true seat of power
Talking with Curtis Sittenfeld
The author of Prep and Man of My Dreams talks about the relationship between life and letters
The Normaler Memoir
A nonabused child and well-adjusted adult, Jancee Dunn is the anti-James Frey, which is good—in theory
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