Washington Post book critic Jonathan Yardley periodically champions "notable and/or neglected books from the past," and his latest selection is none other than Mordecai Richler's St. Urbain's Horseman. "[O]ne of the most important, interesting and ... Read More »

Lionel Shriver, who won last year's Orange Prize for her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, has written an open letter to this year's longlisted authors, warning them about the dizzying publicity and attention ... Read More »

Is anyone connected with Brokeback Mountain more bitter about its Best Picture loss than Annie Proulx, whose short story was the film's source text? It's hard to imagine. In an essay on the Guardian site, ... Read More »

Walter Kirn, a well-known American book critic and novelist (his credits include Thumbsucker, Up in the Air, and Mission to America) has signed on to write a serialized online novel for Slate, to appear in ... Read More »