Why did the acclaimed author of the classic Invisible Man never publish another book? Stanley Crouch on the tortured brilliance of Ellison’s unfinished work and how America failed to appreciate him.
This week: Martin Amis’s latest novel causes a stir in Britain, a sweeping biographical dictionary captures Irish history, and legendary critic Frank Kermode keeps his eye sharp.
Books were pulled from Amazon this week in a dispute with publishers over the price of e-books. Nicholas Ciarelli on why the book industry is making the same mistake as the record labels.
The Daily Beast’s William Boot reviews bestsellers to see which, if any, are readable. This week: The Mayo Clinic Diet.
The Daily Beast speed read Jenny Sanford’s new memoir, Staying True, for the most revealing moments of her soon-to-be-ex-husband Governor Mark Sanford’s now-infamous affair and public disgrace.
As the president prepares to meet with the Dalai Lama, controversial Tibetan activist Tenzin Tsundue talks about why Obama must stay strong with China, Google’s shameful history of censorship, and his time in a prison camp.
Americans are fed up with Congress and the President, but the political system can still be fixed. Strategist Douglas Schoen on simple steps to mend Washington's ways.
Say this for John Edwards and Andrew Young, the author of a chilling new memoir: they deserved each other.
Rebecca Goldstein’s new novel aims to bridge the divide between believers and non-believers. She spoke to John Douglas Marshall about wrestling with God in fiction and her romance with Steven Pinker.
As religious violence deepens in his home country, Nobel laureate and Nigerian political activist Wole Soyinka shares his unbridled thoughts on Islamic terrorism and why England is a “cesspit” with The Daily Beast’s Tunku Varadarajan.
In her provocative new book, Lori Gottlieb says women should just settle and give up trying to find the right man. Liesl Schillinger defends single women.
