Salon: Books

Investigating his father's murder

Laura Miller — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:07:00 PST

A memoirist searches for the truth about a fatal shooting in 1960s Phoenix

Jessica Roy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:00 PST

The polarizing author and vegetarian discusses his new book, "Eating Animals," and the hefty cost of cheap food

ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:00 PST

Laura Miller — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST

Controversy about Publishers Weekly's year-end list has the Internet up in arms

WILLIAM FOREMAN, Associated Press — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Laura Miller — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:31:00 PST

Mystery and conspiracy plague a dig at the site of ancient Sparta in "The Hidden"

Laura Miller — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:30:00 PDT

The author of "Ghost Story" and "Koko" talks about the fine art of literary terror

Laura Miller — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:24:00 PDT

A new book on the history of "proper" English says you're just stuck up

Kerry Lauerman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:24:00 PDT

The writer talks about his new novel's ambivalent take on New York, and how cultural obsession can lead to madness

Laura Miller — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:23:00 PDT

Can a hundred Neil Gaiman-imitating twitterers produce anything worth reading?

Laura Miller — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:15:00 PDT

A new biography of the most beautiful woman in the world says her greatest talent lay in being famous

Thomas Rogers — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:00 PDT

The scientist talks about his guide to evolution, his own fame and why it's pointless to argue with creationists

Thomas Rogers — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:07:00 PDT

The gay literary lion talks about his juicy memoir, same-sex marriage -- and his beef with Gore Vidal

Laura Miller — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:06:00 PDT

Stephen Kotkin's fascinating "Uncivil Society" presents a revisionist account of Communism's failure