When Greed Was Good

Jan 15, 2012 7:35 PM EST

In the first installment of American Dreams, Nathaniel Rich reads the 1902 novel Brewster’s... MORE

Introducing American Dreams

Dec 29, 2011 12:00 AM EST

What American novels best tell the story of the 20th-century?... MORE

Be Afraid, Very Afraid

Mar 15, 2011 9:49 AM EDT

As Japan’s nuclear crisis grows, a new book by Ron Rosenbaum reminds us that nuclear war is a very... MORE

Belgium's Master of Noir

Dec 4, 2010 2:46 PM EST

Georges Simenon's reissued dark novels are worthy of your attention, says novelist Nathaniel... MORE

The First Celebrity Tell-All

Sep 22, 2010 6:49 PM EDT

Before Jenna Jameson, before Paris Hilton, even before Kirk Douglas, one man wrote the original... MORE

What Made Twain Famous

Apr 20, 2010 7:47 PM EDT

On the centennial of the great American author's death, Nathaniel Rich considers Twain's most... MORE

Salinger's Final Mystery

Jan 29, 2010 4:54 PM EST

Novelist Nathaniel Rich mourns the loss of a literary hero—and fantasizes about the books that... MORE

The Nabokov Mess

Nov 22, 2009 5:12 PM EST

All the fuss about the publication of Vladimir Nabokov’s last “novel” was pointless.... MORE

Ellroy's American Underworld

Sep 23, 2009 6:41 PM EDT

Nathaniel Rich reviews crime master James Ellroy’s latest novel, Blood’s A Rover, and explores his... MORE