Book Review: Wellington, The Path to Victory
/A massive new biography serves to remind us that war and politics were always intricately connected in the life of the Duke of Wellington
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2013
/In this annual retrospective, the Open Letters team looks back on the highlights of our 2013 reading.
Read MoreOur Year in Reading 2013 Continues
/More of our annual retrospective, in which the Open Letters team looks back on the highlights of our 2013 reading.
Read MoreNick Cardy
/Nick Cardy
Read MoreMichael Palmer
/Michael Palmer, 1942-2013
Read MoreA New Laureate
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Congratulations to Alice Munro, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature and, in the words of the prize committee, “master of the contemporary short story.” Small in its explicit scope but rich in meaning, Munro’s fiction exemplifies, for many readers, the capacity and craft of her chosen form.
Comics: Thor Omnibus Volume 2
/The first great era of Marvel Comics' immortal superhero (and present-day cinematic star), the Might Thor, is given a deluxe hardcover reprint volume
Read MoreA. C. Crispin
/A. C. Crispin
Read MoreNorman Lebrecht's Album of the Week - Rustic Wedding Symphony
/Karl Goldmark's lively second symphony is a lyric celebration of life's great moments in lush orchestration. Norman Lebrecht reviews a fizzy new recording.
Read MoreFrederik Pohl
/Frederik Pohl
Read MoreSeamus Heaney
/Seamus Heaney
Read MoreHelen Thomas
/Helen Thomas
Read MoreArthur Rosenthal
/Arthur Rosenthal
Read MoreSummer Reading 2013
/In our annual feature, the Open Letters team offers suggestions for summer reading that take you off the beaten path of blockbusters and beach novels.
Read MoreSummer Reading 2013 continues
/In part two of our seasonal feature the Open Letters staff recommends another trove of unconventional books – and a few old favorites, too.
Read MoreFrom the Archives: Summer Reading 2012 Continues
/Our feature continues, as more Open Letters folk share their annual Summer Reading recommendations!
Read MoreInterview: Rosecrans Baldwin
/Author Rosecrans Baldwin talks about writing, and Paris - and writing about Paris
Read MoreBook Review: Narwhals
/There's much more to the narwhal than its legendary corkscrew horn; a new book delves into their fascinating natural history - and the looming threat they face from global warming.
Read MoreBook Review: The Ides of April
/Fans of Lindsey Davis' long-running mystery series starring ancient Roman P. I. Falco now get the first volume in a new series featuring his intrepid daughter following in his footsteps
Read MoreEsther Williams
/In Memoriam
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