Was Pablo Neruda Poisoned?

by Mac Margolis Apr 10, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The Nobel laureate's remains are being tested for poison.... MORE

Maya Angelou: How I Write

by Noah Charney Apr 10, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The poet talks about why she wears head ties when she writes, and why she agreed to create Hallmark... MORE

The Forgotten Russian

by Benjamin Lytal Apr 10, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

We all know about Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky, but what about their compatriot, Nikolai Leskov?... MORE

Jake Gyllenhaal Reads 'Great Gatsby'

Apr 9, 2013 9:19 PM EDT

The new film version of the Fitzgerald novel isn't out until next month, but sate your appetite... MORE

NYT Gets New Book Editor

by David Freedlander Apr 9, 2013 4:12 PM EDT

Sam Tanenhaus is out, Pamela Paul is in.... MORE

Ian McEwan: We Loved to Hate Margaret Thatcher

Apr 9, 2013 3:31 PM EDT

Think about it: does anyone want to go back to the pre-Thatcher era? MORE

The Tiger Writer

by Gish Jen Apr 9, 2013 1:29 PM EDT

Novelist Gish Jen picks her favorite lectures on writing, from Nabokov’s attention to detail to... MORE

Gut Reaction

by Mindy Farabee Apr 9, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Science writer Mary Roach tells Mindy Farabee about the wonders of our digestive tract—and that raw... MORE

The Old Man and the Sea

by David Farr Apr 9, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Royal Shakespeare Company associate director David Farr on the power that the ocean held over the... MORE

This Week’s Hot Reads

by G. Clay Whittaker Apr 8, 2013 8:07 PM EDT

From André Aciman’s novel of a Harvard student struggling with his immigrant identity to a history... MORE

Maggie’s BBQ with the Queen

by Andrew Marr Apr 8, 2013 3:24 PM EDT

Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II had a complicated relationship.... MORE

Pablo Neruda’s Body Exhumed

Apr 8, 2013 1:42 PM EDT

Was the poet poisoned on Pinochet’s orders? MORE