Jonathan Lethem
Books by Jonathan Lethem
Omega the Unknown
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by Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnack et al.
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Great Rifts In Rwanda, Pakistan, Language And The CIA
Novelists Aatish Taseer and Naomi Benaron portray life amid sectarian violence in Pakistan and Rwanda, respectively, while Glenn Carle reflects on being a CIA interrogator, novelist Jonathan Lethem explores his influences, and David Bellos probes translation's complexity.
The Record
Putting The Fear In Talking Heads' 'Fear Of Music'
by Rachel Smith
As a 15-year-old growing up in Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem first heard the album by Talking Heads that has haunted him ever since.
Three Books...
3 Biting Books For Those Bitter On Valentine's Day
by Alex Gilvarry
For some people, Feb. 14 is not all hearts and candy. Without a sweetheart, the holiday can be dreary. For those not in love this year, author Alex Gilvarry prescribes three books that will cure the worst of those Valentine's Day blues.
Three Books...
Rescue Your Reading With 3 Superhero Sagas
by Mat Johnson
Moviegoers' fascination with superheroes may be dying down, but author Mat Johnson knows that caped crusaders are alive and well in the medium that started it all. These three books will be kryptonite to your comic book woes.
Book Reviews
Lethem's Tedious, Maddening 'Chronic City'
by Jennifer Reese
Jonathan Lethem's new novel, featuring a fatuous former child TV star and his stoner friend, swirls around aimlessly, lifted only occasionally by the author's dazzling prose.
Book Reviews
Lethem Updates Cult Classic 'Omega' Comic Series
by Laurel Maury
Novelist Jonathan Lethem's retelling adds a post-modern twist to the mysterious superhero series Omega the Unknown, which introduced 1970s comic readers to a world of Borgesian paranoia.
Book Tour
Jonathan Lethem Reads 'You Don't Love Me Yet'
by Linda Kulman
Jonathan Lethem's new book, You Don't Love Me Yet, is a spirited comedy about a struggling rock band in L.A. and its unlikely source of inspiration, the seductive ramblings of a complaint-hotline caller.
Interviews
Jonathan Lethem's 'You Don't Love Me Yet'
Author Jonathan Lethem's new novel is You Don't Love Me Yet. He is also the author of the semi-autobiographical novel, The Fortress of Solitude, about a white kid growing up in an African-American and Latino neighborhood in New York.
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