Not Under The Volcano by Ian Thomson

Ian Thomson reviews a collection of Malcolm Lowry’s poems, letters and fictions Malcolm Lowry was a ferocious malcontent, who free-wheeled towards an early grave with the help of cooking sherry, meths, even bottles of skin bracer. From skid row to bedlam and...

Richard Ford Leaves His Longtime Publisher

By MOTOKO RICH Published: February 13, 2008 New York Times In a surprise move, Richard Ford, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Independence Day” and “The Lay of the Land,” has switched publishers for his next three books. Mr. Ford, who turns 64 on Saturday, sold...

It’s official: WGA strike is over

92.5% of guild vote in favor of strike’s end By CYNTHIA LITTLETON, DAVE MCNARY “The strike is over,” Patric Verrone said, dispassionately but with the hint of a smile. “Our membership has voted. Writers can go back to work.”The WGA West...