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The complete Open Letters Monthly Archive.
For many years he was known as the man who left his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for use in the gravediggers’ scene in Hamlet. But a new album showcases André Tchaikovsky's inimitable music.
Read MoreAn extremely generous collection of letters by the great 20th century tastemaker in books, Malcolm Cowley
Read MoreThe indomitable 17th century midwife Bridget Hodgson returns in another thrilling murder mystery
Read MoreDC Comics rolls out a lovely anthology of some high points in the long career of the Man of Steel
Read MoreHaving tried therapy and medication to treat his anxiety disorder, Scott Stossel turned to writing. His new book, part memoir, part cultural history, may be an essential document of our agitated age.
Read MoreWallace Markfield's debut has faded from the literary landscape. That's too bad, writes Matt Nesvisky, as this highly polished novel captures an important moment in American Jewish life.
Read MoreWhat — and who — is required to maintain a public persona of the magnitude of Margaret Atwood’s? A new book explores the phenomenon and implications of literary celebrity.
Read MoreOne could argue, from the evidence of cable TV ratings, that we've entered the age of the anti-hero. But why are they so popular? Adam Sternbergh's debut novel provides some unexpected answers.
Read MoreTo literary scholar Laura Frost, the great 20th century modernists created readerly pleasures not through familiar comforts but by transforming difficulty and strangeness into something exciting and new. Daniel Green tests the theory.
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Read MoreThe Russian dissident writers are largely unknown in the West today, but their work was an inspiration at a time when their compatriots were forbidden to dream different dreams.
Read MoreRomance, nostalgia and beguiling delusions are hallmarks of Lara Vapnyar's novels, including her sinuous newest, The Scent of Pine
Read MoreShe was the daughter, the sister, and the wife of kings in one of England's most turbulent periods, but Alison Weir's new biography is the first to make us feel we really know Elizabeth of York.
Read MoreSam Sacks midwifes a new feature into existence with a list of books containing memorable scenes about childbirth.
Read MoreTwo fine, first-rate thrillers usher in the New Year. One centers on a major drug bust in a cutting edge contemporary setting, the other tackles one of the most baffling and notorious crime sprees of the Victorian era.
Read MoreByron was mad, bad, and dangerous to know -- and eventually his amorous, adventurous spirit led him to Italy.
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