David Rakoff, essayist and radio personality, died Thursday evening at the age of forty-seven. Known for his sophisticated prose and dark wit, Rakoff won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for his most recent collection of essays, “Half Empty” and “Don’t Get Too Comfortable” were both awarded...(READ MORE)
The Overlook: A roundup of reviews that deserved more attention. This month we cover "Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer," by Susan Garber, and "Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Tragic Anglo-American Coup," by Christopher de Bellaigue(READ MORE)
A roundup of June's most anticipated biographies and memoirs, including "The Cost of Hope: A Memoir" by Wall Street Journal and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amanda Bennett, "James Joyce: A New Biography" by Gordon Bowker, "Amy, My Daughter" by Mitch Winehouse, "A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father,...(READ MORE)
Pitched Back So, it looks as though I'm going to live -- at least for another 50 years or more. But whenever I need to reassure myself of this, as I sometimes do, I go out to a place called Dead Man's Hole, and I stare down into it, and then, with firm intent, I [...](READ MORE)
