Category: books - The Culture Files Blog

Five Questions for Ramona Ausubel

Posted on 5/21/2013 12:20:00 PM by Kristin Yinger

Her much-lauded debut novel, No One Is Here Except All of Us, put Ramona Ausubel on the literary map. Her second book, A Guide to Being Born (which came out May 2), explores the world in the same fantastical way. Read More

'The Bling Ring' Book: a Primer on Fame and a Warning about its Perils

Posted on 5/21/2013 11:47:00 AM by Tess Hofmann

A potent mix of greed, ambition, and self-delusion, the real-life escapades of the "Bling Ring" have been chronicled in a non-fiction book that comes out today. Read More

Season's Readings: The It Books of Summer

Posted on 5/20/2013 4:11:00 PM by Marielle Wakim

Looking to pass the time while sunbathing on the beach or flying to paradise? We’ve compiled the hottest reads from summers past all in one place Read More

Roberto Bolaño: Beyond the Myth

Posted on 5/17/2013 1:01:00 PM by Anthony Miller

Last night at ALOUD, you could see at least one small sign of a revolution as nearly everyone was paging through a little red book—not Mao’s but Roberto Bolaño’s. Read More

The Hidden Henry Fonda

Posted on 5/16/2013 5:56:00 PM by Anthony Miller

Today is Henry Fonda’s 108th birthday. In "The Man Who Saw A Ghost: The Life and Work of Henry Fonda," published last October, author Devin McKinney chronicles the death-haunted world of an iconic actor whose most famous screen roles as protectors, presidents, and patriarchs mask a far more complex figure. Read More