Sex in the ‘Mad Men’ Era

by Susan Jacoby Apr 18, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Susan Jacoby, author of “The Last Men on Top,” on a time when sex wasn’t so great for the... MORE

Big Idea: Farming Treats Cancer?

by Daphne Miller Apr 18, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Physician Daphne Miller finds that innovative farming can teach us new lessons about our health. MORE

Westboro’s Shameful Hate

by Lauren Drain Apr 17, 2013 1:09 PM EDT

The Westboro Baptist Church spewed hate even after the Boston Marathon attacks.... MORE

‘Exorcist’ Guy Tells All

by Lloyd Grove Apr 17, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Director William Friedkin talks to Lloyd Grove about his new book. MORE

Cass Sunstein: How I Write

by Noah Charney Apr 17, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The former Obama regulatory czar talks about how he writes in half-hour intervals, and what the... MORE

‘A War for No Wise Purpose’

by William Dalrymple Apr 17, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The West invades Afghanistan and retreats in defeat.... MORE

Endless Summer

by Jane Ciabattari Apr 16, 2013 4:03 PM EDT

Meg Wolitzer talks to Jane Ciabattari about “The Interestings,” which follows six friends as their... MORE

David's Bookclub: The Dixiecrat

by David Frum Apr 16, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

David Frum says Joseph Crespino’s biography of Strom Thurmond shows how central he was to the rise... MORE

The Thrill of Mary Higgins Clark

by Mary Higgins Clark Apr 16, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Who is the Queen of Suspense's biggest competitor for the royal title?... MORE

Whew! Fiction Not Snubbed

by Jimmy So Apr 15, 2013 3:51 PM EDT

Avoiding a repeat of last year’s failure to award a fiction prize, the Pulitzer board gave it to... MORE

Britain’s Best Novelists

by Lucy Scholes Apr 15, 2013 3:30 PM EDT

These are the top 20 novelists under 40 in Great Britain, according to Granta magazine.... MORE

The Unknown Kipling

Apr 15, 2013 2:00 PM EDT

Three never-before-published poems from the British master. MORE