Random House Hires GQ Editor Andy Ward

Random House just announced the hiring of Andy Ward, a longtime magazine editor who has spent the past six years at GQ. Mr. Ward, who will serve as an executive editor at Random House’s flagship imprint under editor-in-chief Susan Kamil, leaves behind Condé Nast at a time when the company is playing host to a Read More

Stumpy Versus Lucille: The Great Pet Debate

This week, I want to pick a fight over cats and dogs. Cats versus dogs. O.K., it’s a bit of a departure from the high seriousness of my recent columns on Shakespearean exceptionalism. But I believe, in at least a half -serious way, that there are important truths that need to be examined, some myths Read More