December 6, 2006 With plagiarism charges on the rise, it’s no wonder contemporary novels increasingly include bibliographies. Read more
December 5, 2006 Thomas Pynchon argues that McEwan’s acknowledged reliance on a memoir of the blitz “merits not our scolding but our gratitude.” See also. Read more
December 5, 2006 “Is it normal that members of the press know the answer to a major mystery but they withhold it, as a group, from the public?” (Via.) Read more
December 5, 2006 Laila Lalami reports from Casablanca, where, poorly traveled though I am, I hope to visit her. (If only the penny jar would fill up more quickly.) Read more
December 5, 2006 The UnSuggester claims to pinpoint books you’ll never want. (Thanks, Max.) Read more
