"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Ted Gioia is a writer and musician. He is the author of Delta Blues, The History of Jazz and, most recently, The Birth (and Death) of the Cool.
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Book Review: The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa
What happens when the love of your life is a very bad girl?
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Book Review: Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Renegade CIA operatives run amuck in Vietnam.
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One Dozen Memorable Works of Hispanic Fiction
Each is a remarkable book – either a celebrated classic or a recent work that seems likely to stand the test of time.
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Book Review: Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
After nine books over almost three decades, Philip Roth concludes his account of the life and times of his alter ego Nathan Zuckerman
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Book Review: Run by Ann Patchett
In a year of many outstanding novels, this is one of the finest.
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Book Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Readers have been expecting Junot Diaz's debut novel for more than a decade. Was it worth the wait?
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Book Review: Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
Matt Ruff's latest novel moves ahead with the crazy, unhinged energy of a video game.
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Life After Potter: Ten Adventure Novels That Will Keep Youngsters Reading
These battle-tested novels will help your children survive Potter withdrawal.
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Book Review: Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuściński
A modern reporter covers revolutions and coups with the help of an ancient historian.
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Book Review: The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño finds posthumous fame with a quirky novel about two rambling writers in search of a missing poet from the 1920s
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