ARCHIVES

A new book on an old�and entirely disgusting�criminal practice.

The author of The Intuitionist and the forthcoming Apex Hides the Hurt tells the story behind five books plucked at random from his collection.

It’s one kind of memoir that won’t fall out of publishing-world favor anytime soon: Do something kooky for a year (from transvestitism to aggressive promiscuity) and then write about lessons learned. A look at four new entries in the thriving subgenre.

Now on her fifteenth book (and latest best seller), Sex and the Seasoned Woman, she spoke to Jada Yuan about women who are entering their �Second Adulthood� after the age of 50.

In his new novel, The Good Life, Jay McInerney (a New York contributing editor) explores that post-attack feeling�equal parts grief, stoicism, and morbid humor.

In Positively Fifth Street, James McManus turned a week at the World Series of Poker into a rambunctious existential exploration of greed and family, with an epically seedy murder tossed in. His new book, Physical: An American Checkup, takes an equally gonzo approach to the world of medicine.

James Frey’s messy story.

In his new book, rock-star French philosophe Bernard-Henri Lévy hits Route 66. With his driver.

Four new books and the family issues their authors carry with them.

"I have become more cynical�they lied to my face and said they hadn’t done anything. When I hear a spokesman in Iraq or Afghanistan saying something, I can’t just accept it."