A new biography considers the young diarist as inspiration and as a person in her own right.

“Rejection” is a panorama of deviance, degradation, and isolation.

In the wake of Roth’s biography being pulled by its publisher, the author’s most dedicated scholars are concerned about the fate of his private documents—and his legacy.

What effect will accusations of sexual assault have on the acclaimed biographer’s champions?

The novelist wanted his biography to settle scores. It has badly backfired.

The new HBO show, adapted from Philip Roth’s novel, imagines life under a fascist president.

Adrienne Miller’s memoir of her relationship with David Foster Wallace is part of an emerging genre of women coming of age via an older, powerful man.

A writer reflects on the loss of a "True Judge."

The author blazed a new path for the novel by combining an unbridled, inimitable vernacular with the great themes of postwar American life.

I wrote a foolish take on Harvey Weinstein's Judaism, and was mobbed for days on social media. Then I rediscovered the joys of life offline, where humans treat each other with decency.

Alex Ross Perry’s moody portrait of stifled creativity and tense relationships

There might not be a better time to recognize the accomplishments of the master chronicler of American dread.

He went from bete noire to laureate. Why'd we lose track of his flaws?