William Giraldi

Did an illicit love affair give birth to the Great American Novel?

From the written letter to online commentary, the fine art of literary hate mail endures.

Katie Roiphe’s new book explores the final days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, and other writers at the end.

David Denby dives deep into the English classes of three high schools in his new book “Lit Up.”

The novel's slogan-ready ethics have crowded out literary appreciation

When water, bread, and blood aren’t just water, bread, and blood

"Who among us wishes to be smeared always for the recklessness and lunacy of our youth?"

The long journey of Israeli novelist Aharon Appelfeld

A portrait of the author before his name became an adjective