The Knopf Publishing Group
Marty Asher On His Departure from Vintage Anchor
Editors and other staff at the Knopf Publishing Group were informed this morning that Marty Asher, who has served as editor-in-chief of the company's paperback division Vintage Anchor for two decades, had decided to step down in favor of a quieter, less administrative job as an editor-at-large at Knopf. read more »
Carving Out the Editors
James Campbell of The Guardian considers "restorations" through the publication of Raymond Carver's short stories with handy slicing and rewriting work of his editor Gordon Lish taken out. On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Native Son by Richard Wright are other restoration cases that have drawn attention in the past few years. read more »
The War Over War and Peace
Two new translations of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace will be published in the United States this fall, one claiming to be the definitive version and the other claiming to be the long lost, more accessible first draft. read more »
Bernstein Writes the Book on Hillary
Carl Bernstein's next book: A biography of Hillary Clinton.
The deal is with Alfred A. Knopf, according to a press release issued this morning.
The title, A Woman In Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, seems a rather hopeful one given her current presidential bid. read more »
A Pair of Atheists Agree: Time to Let Go of God
A Pair of Atheists Agree: Time to Let Go of God
American Terrorist and Martyr, His Soul Goes Marching On
An Overcast of Dank Suspense Fades Into Science Fiction
A Hugely Gifted Coquette, Munro Takes the Long View
It Takes a Village, or Three: Updike Goes Home Again—Again
Ambitious First Novel: A Hoover Dam Epic
Flirting With Tiny Mummies: Adventures of a Cocooned Girl
Ripped From the Headlines, A Sad, True Novel About Haiti
From Kitchen to Table, A Miracle Meal Anatomized
A Story of Ruined Love, With Highbrow Polemics, Too
Houellebecq's Latest Outrage: Dangerous Gallic Provocation
Weird Science of Child Rearing Thrives on Hope and Anxiety
Precocious, Post-Ironic Purdy Takes His Rectitude on Tour
Flawed, Fascinating Follow-Up To Beloved, Best-Selling Debut
Coming to a Theater Near You: Revenge of the Ersatz Airhead
On Jury Trials
Anxiety Amidst Plenty: A Nervous-Making New Economy
Cuddly in His Rabbit Suit, Clever Updike Charms a Critic
The Talent Behind Showgirls Gets Intimate With Clinton
Sonny Mehta, Uneasy King of Knopf
Against Irony, Really (Truly): Spongy Screed Wrings False
GWM Seeks Classical Greece, Sex, Jewish Roots, Paternity
Another Spiritual Ghost Story From a Fine Japanese Realist
Book Review
McCarthy Continues to Dazzle Without Delivering a Big Yarn
Advertisement
Advertisement
