Yes, Philip Roth liked sex. A lot. But at the end of the day, nothing mattered more to the iconic author than books, a new biography says.

In “Philip Roth: Stung by Life,” Steven J. Zipperstein springs the trap. His approach is straightforward: center the writing without pretending the life is dispensable. “There was nothing of greater ...

JTA — It was a scandal right out of a Philip Roth novel: Days after the publication in 2021 of his long-awaited biography of Roth, author Blake Bailey was credibly accused of sexual misconduct. The ...

Award-winning TV producer David Britton has offended most of his staff, his wife wants a divorce, he’s getting hate mail, and he’s being harassed by religious freaks. It’s not the best time to be ...

Philip Roth’s latest biographer wants Jews to read him again, without the guilt Stanford historian Steven J. Zipperstein had already begun work on the biography before the author died in 2018, arguing ...

Although he's the master of horror and suspense, Stephen King's love of literature extends far beyond his own genre. In a unique celebration of Goodreads' 10th anniversary back in 2017, the iconic ...

The third and final volume in Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy series The Book of Dust has arrived. The Rose Field is Pullman's longest novel yet at 672 pages, and Amazon is offering an awesome ...

A few days ago, my imagination converged in a disturbing way with Donald Trump’s. After the president posted an AI-generated video of himself piloting a fighter plane and releasing a flood of ...

Philip Pullman’s The Rose Field is the final volume in The Book of Dust trilogy - Geoff Pugh Some thought His Dark Materials too challenging for children, especially Pullman’s more stringent attacks ...

The beloved British fantasy writer Philip Pullman concludes his Book of Dust trilogy with Lyra Belacqua’s final adventure. By Everdeen Mason Everdeen Mason is the executive editorial director of New ...

I named my daughter after Lyra, his intrepid protagonist. Now, in the final installment of the blockbuster fantasy saga, we get to see how she turned out. By Dan Kois Dan Kois is the author of five ...

For starters, Pullman’s world-building is spotty, probably intentionally so. Magic in contemporary fantasy is meant to function as a system, with rules and regulations, but his is wild and willful: ...