- July 12, 1999
- The Unredeemed
In a world obsessed with self-help, personal growth, and happy endings, David Gates's stories are realistically, refreshingly bleak.
- June 28, 1999
- Leap of Faith
The cobbled-together "Juneteenth" makes one wonder -- did Ralph Ellison ever intend to let the evangelical Reverend Hickman loose?
- June 7, 1999
- The Sweetest Science
In his new book, Francis Fukuyama offers evidence that things are bound to improve. It's a beautiful theory -- but has he read the papers lately?
- May 24, 1999
- "City of Light"
- May 24, 1999
- True West
Writing about the West is trickier than it looks -- and Annie Proulx, in her new collection of stories, carries it off without a hitch.
- May 24, 1999
- "Lord of the Barnyard"
- May 24, 1999
- "Circling the Drain"
- May 10, 1999
- "Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys"
- May 10, 1999
- "White Oleander"
- May 10, 1999
- "Véra"