William Giraldi

William Giraldi is author of the novels Busy Monsters and Hold the Dark, and is a contributing editor at The New Republic. His newest book is a memoir, The Hero's Body.

IRON KINGDOM

A Teen Pumps Iron as a Way to Belong

A bookish 15-year-old stumbles into weight training and body building, and undergoes a metamorphosis from twerp to titan, learning a lot about himself along the way.

William Giraldi

They’re Baaack

Paranoid? The X-Files Are Here to Help

<p>At times of unease, we turn to sci fi, so it’s no surprise that <em>The X-Files</em> is back for six new episodes, spreading its odd gospel of old myths in alien clothing.</p>

William Giraldi

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GAME OF CLONES

Stop Calling Me Cormac!

Every author welcomes praise, but what’s a writer to do when readers persist in comparing him to an another author he’s not even that crazy about?

William Giraldi

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Useless

Yes, Parents Are Gun Violence Cowards

In the wake of the Santa Barbara shootings, a father asks if we will persist in our apathetic handwringing until our own children are the victims.

William Giraldi

The Obligation to be Interesting

In an age of inane Twitter commentary, “likes,” and instant publication, one of the few critics standing athwart our culture and writing serious criticism is James Wolcott. A salute to his new collection of essays by William Giraldi.

William Giraldi

William Giraldi

A Teen Pumps Iron as a Way to Belong

Paranoid? The X-Files Are Here to Help

Stop Calling Me Cormac!

Yes, Parents Are Gun Violence Cowards

The Obligation to be Interesting

How Do We Read?

The Terms of Terror

The Promise of Happiness

Letter to a Young Critic

Reading Was Everything