Commonalities: A Look at Shared Themes in the Best Books About the Making of Art All artists struggle with focus, fantasy and faith. By Dian Parker
Book Critic Michiko Kakutani Leaves New York Times She championed David Foster Wallace and locked horns with Jonathan Franzen. Now she wants to write about Trump's America. By John Bonazzo
How Buddhism Made George Saunders a Better Writer How to describe the ambitious debut novel from the modern master of the short story, George Saunders? Here’s my attempt: if the singing busts from the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland collaborated on a work of prestige fiction. By Dana Schwartz