Denis Johnson

Arts and Ends

Fall Books! A Preview

Navel-Gazing Lit: Not Just Online Anymore

Checking out the new hard- and softback blogger fiction.

The Short List

Highlights-and otherwise-from this week's music calendar.

Stage

And this week, again, many performances are free.

Stage Highlights

And this week, again, many performances are free.

A Day in Dig Nation

Also: Romeo and Juliet and Shoppers Carried by Escalators into the Flames.

This Week's Reads

Holiday Reinhorn and Vicki Constantine Croke.

Fission

Also: Hellhound on My Trail.

Dust to dust

A literary American songwriter, Richard Buckner wrestles with the meaning of death.

World weary

Denis Johnson's latest novel swaps the high life for midlife.

Jesus' Son

It's hard to stay grounded when you're high.

Rough Roads

A Southern author shines so bright he could blot out the sun.

Female trouble

There's nothing soft at the Women in Cinema Festival.

The rites of Miranda

Recording artist, filmmaker, actor, and playwright, Miranda July will throw the book at you.