Geoff Dyer is known for his hard-to-classify books of nonfiction (Out of Sheer Rage, Zona) so it’s only appropriate that for his FiveBooks interview he chooses unusual histories.
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Why December 25th? Who is St. Nicholas? An authority on Christmas, Bruce Forbes, discusses the history of the holiday and its religious and cultural roots.
Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels starring his fictional sleuth. So where to start?
Good Reads
From Lorraine Adams’s novel about terrorists to Galway Kinnell’s poetry, debut novelist and former reporter Amy Waldman picks her favorite novels on 9/11.
Ruth Reichl talks about her favorite foodie books and how America developed a real food culture.