Happy Birthday Philip Roth!

Mar 19, 2013 10:40 AM EDT

In this clip from PBS' 'American Masters' series, author Philip Roth talks about getting older.... MORE

The Miracle on Marshland

by Josip Novakovich Mar 19, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Booker International finalist Josip Novakovich on the miracle on marshland, the city of steeples. MORE

Dr. Livingstone At 200, I Presume?

by Tim Jeal Mar 19, 2013 4:00 AM EDT

On David Livingstone’s bicentenary, his biographer Tim Jeal debunks the myth of the ‘civilizing,’... MORE

Jackie Collins’s Erotic Picks

by Jackie Collins Mar 19, 2013 4:00 AM EDT

Jackie Collins was taking over the publishing world with her raunchy novels way before 'Fifty... MORE

Coetzee's Jesus

by Benjamin Lytal Mar 18, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

J.M. Coetzee portrays the son of God in his new novel. MORE

‘Stick Up for the Mud’

by Legs McNeil Mar 18, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Legs McNeil on the time Richard Hell shot up heroin right in front of him and why Hell is the... MORE

St. Peterburg’s Colorful Streets

Mar 18, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

From the largest mosaic collection to sunbathing in the snow, see scenes from Russia’s cultural... MORE

The Black Count of Russia

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

The story of a black man who struck it rich in Russia gives us a picture of race in Europe compared... MORE

Read Green!

by Allen Barra Mar 17, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, Allen Barra picks the 12 best postwar Irish novels, from Edna... MORE

The Sunshine State’s Sordid Past

by Jim DeFede Mar 17, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

While Florida keeps blowing sunshine, its dark past keeps opening up and swallowing up the present,... MORE

Edna O’Brien On Her Irish Heritage

Mar 16, 2013 12:01 PM EDT

Edna O'Brien, Ken Bruen, T.J.... MORE

Smoked Fish Surrealism

by Jake Siegel Mar 16, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Ben Katchor’s comics warm us up to urban neurotics with a mania for obscure architectural details... MORE