William Gass

James Salter on Writing, Women, and Being Not-Quite-Famous

Harper's Magazine Writers Weigh In on Union Battle

​Some of the nastiest union battles erupt with employers whose hearts beat firmly on the left side of the political spectrum. Partly this is the result of hurt feelings: How could my workers be so distrustful? Another accelerant is the assumption that well-meaning bosses know best, a perceptio ... More >>

Bloomberg Names First Chief Digital Officer; New York Times Readies Online Paywall

​Rachel Sterne, a 27-year-old child of New York City's burgeoning start-up scene and a citizen journalism early adopter, has been named the city's Chief Digital Officer by the Bloomberg administration. What on earth does that mean? Find out inside Press Clips, our afternoon media round-up. Plu ... More >>

Beau Jest

Mr. Happy

In a law professor's debut novel, Homo academicus meets pseudologia fantastica

'Voice' on Literature

Reviews of the last 50 years

Kind of Blue

Harnessing the rhythmic power of the comma, Paul Auster composes a little night music

The Informer