Infinite Jerk
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.
Philip Roth
The Cult of Philip Roth
A writer reflects on the loss of a "True Judge."
Philip Roth, the Mandarin Joker
The author blazed a new path for the novel by combining an unbridled, inimitable vernacular with the great themes of postwar American life.
The Death of Civility in the Digital Age
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.
Talk Therapy
Alex Ross Perry’s moody portrait of stifled creativity and tense relationships
Is it Don DeLillo’s Year to Win the Nobel Prize?
There might not be a better time to recognize the accomplishments of the master chronicler of American dread.
The Indigenous Berserk
A review of Philip Roth's "American Pastoral"
Since When Is Philip Roth an Idol?
He went from bete noire to laureate. Why'd we lose track of his flaws?
The Phony Transgressiveness of 'Tampa'
This summer's big, erotic novel is like 'Lolita' without the charm
