Georgina Harding, Author of Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlisted Painter of Silence (VIDEO)
Painter of Silence, Georgina Harding's third novel -- recently shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction -- is set in Romania in the early fifties ...
Painter of Silence, Georgina Harding's third novel -- recently shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction -- is set in Romania in the early fifties ...
Jesse Aizenstat | Posted 04.24.2012
It's a sad day for the Big Six publishers -- but not because they're in a bitter race to the bottom. It's sad because of their thinking. These publishers would rather close the doors and slash their staff than innovate in a changing market.
Jane Carlin and Barb Macke | Posted 03.30.2012
It is that time of year when academic pursuits are put on hold for one day as culinary competitions sweep through the academy in celebration of the International Edible Book Festival.
Emerson Whitney | Posted 03.28.2012
Normal Life is an essential, comprehensive work for trans activists. And for those outside the gender nonconforming community, Spade's work can be viewed as trans-law case study of a burgeoning social justice movement that has yet to take on the compromising hues of assimilation.
Warren Adler | Posted 05.27.2012
There are many ways to assess Katherine Boo's remarkable book Behind the Beautiful Forevers about the disenfranchised, struggling, impoverished underclass of India. Beyond the general is the harsh statistic that India contains one-third of the impoverished people on the planet.
Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 05.20.2012
De Castellane's designs evoke a playful spirit -- rings in the shape of buds that 'blossom'; lacquered earrings in the shape of ladybugs; snakes, lizards and frogs presented in colored gemstones, Gothic skulls with diamond crowns... and much more.
Kergan Edwards-Stout | Posted 05.12.2012
Everyone has their own way of honoring our fallen, lost to AIDS. There is no one correct way of doing so. For me, I chose to write.
Shira Lazar | Posted 05.07.2012
Few people are as good at being black as Baratunde Thurston. He's so good at it in fact, he decided to write a book on the subject. His book, "How to be Black," has quickly rose to the New York Times Bestsellers list and explores the subject using satire.
Christian Piatt | Posted 03.13.2012
Christians can't have it both ways. We can't use quasi-sexual sensationalism to promote our products, while also condemning the culture around us that does exactly the same thing.
Warren Adler | Posted 02.12.2012
Through the composing and imaginings of thirty volumes of novels, numerous short stories, plays, and poems, I have been wrestling with the mystery of attraction.
Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 02.07.2012
Sara Paretsky is a game-changer. In 1982, Sara came out with her first V. I. Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, now celebrating its 30th year in print...
Joel Drucker | Posted 01.30.2012
Having just finished reading Walter Isaacson's engaging biography of Steve Jobs, I am struck yet again by our country's twisted values.
Rozanne Gold | Posted 01.29.2012
In a frenzied and scholarly approach, the team scoured the country for the best sommeliers from coast to coast, where they gleaned insights and secrets from dozens of cellar zealots who cumulatively represent decades of training and experience.
Larry Ross | Posted 01.10.2012
As I headed up the mountain to Billy Graham's house that lovely August afternoon, I did not know what to expect or what I would encounter in terms of his mindset or demeanor.
Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 01.20.2012
From her very first performance on film in 1948 as an airline stewardess to her last one in 1989 as an angel, Audrey Hepburn withstood over forty years of artistic scrutiny. Today she remains the irrefutable personification of irresistible charm, grace and dignity.
Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 01.01.2012
It is wonderful to live in a city so rich of history, so rich of character, so rich of talent and art. But do we celebrate it enough?
The Washington Post | Posted 12.04.2011
When it comes to women’s sexuality and reproductive health, I’ve come to believe that the world divides into two camps: those who know something a...
David Evanier | Posted 11.27.2011
Judy Garland said it best a long time ago: "I remember the first time I heard Tony sing on a record years ago. I thought, That sound! He isn't copying anyone! His sound gets into your ear and into your heart."
Robert Scheer | Posted 10.02.2011
Neither party has ever dared to use the deficit ceiling to blackmail the entire nation -- until now. And for that, the GOP is the party clearly at fault. But it is also true that it was Barack Obama who folded.
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.27.2011
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga will release a book of photographs with fashion photographer Terry Richardson. Grand Central Publishing announced Thursday t...
Mother Jones | Posted 09.13.2011
When we talk about global warming, much of the debate centers on separating facts from fluff, and environmental activist and Mother Jones contributor ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 09.13.2011
Bristol Palin's new book, "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far," has a long way to go if she wants it to rival the success of her mother's debut boo...
MeiMei Fox | Posted 09.12.2011
Ten years ago on September 11, most New Yorkers fled lower Manhattan in horror as the first World Trade Center tower collapsed in a paroxysm of glass, metal and fire. Not Alison Thompson.
Posted 08.17.2011
I've written five other books, but Growing Up Laughing is the most personal. It's my memoir, and in it I share with you the greatest treasure of my...
Mark Bazer | Posted 08.06.2011
Gabrielle Hamilton, chef/owner of Prune in New York City, stopped by The Interview Show at Union Hall in Brooklyn to talk about her life, restaurant and more.
Crane.tv | Posted 05.25.2012