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Forget DeLillo and Pynchon-Murakami’s the Guy for Me
When it comes to reading, I’m a hit man. If a book doesn’t thrill me by page 5, it sleeps
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Another Spiritual Ghost Story From a Fine Japanese Realist
South of the Border, West of the Sun , by Haruki Murakami. Alfred A. Knopf, 205 pages, $22. The Japanese
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A Writer’s Magical Touch: Bare Bones, a Touch of Poetry
Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami, translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Alfred A. Knopf, 436 pages, $25.95.
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Prizewinning Short Stories From a Japanese Master
Gentle and enchanted, the 24 stories of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s latest collection, are frequently brief,
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Midnight to Sunrise With Murakami
AFTER DARKBy Haruki Murakami Alfred A. Knopf, 191 pages, $22.95 Haruki Murakami works wonders with daytime. In the Japanese novelist’s
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What Would You Ask Haruki Murakami?
Gotta question for the hippest Japanese novelist (and memoirist) around? Log in to Time magazine’s Web site, where you can
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Where I’m Calling From: Raymond Carver Cliché Town
The New York Times‘ Paper Cuts blog has an item today by Jennifer Schuessler headlined "What We Search for When
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Art Snapshot: Marilyn Manson, Sarah Palin, and Absolut Vodka Make Art Headlines
Marilyn Manson takes on the role of fine artist, a Velazquez parades as basement junk, and Louis Vuitton purses and
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Knopf Responds to Anti-Murakami Puritans in New Jersey: ‘We Are Disheartened’
Williamstown High School in New Jersey has removed two books from its summer reading list after complaints from parents. According
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Chip Kidd Talks About Designing the Cover for Murakami’s 1Q84
On the occasion of his 25th anniversary of designing book covers for Knopf, Chip Kidd discusses the design for the
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Sub-Melodramatic Sentimental Metafictional Love Story: Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84
The pleasures of reading Haruki Murakami could easily be mistaken for a list of his vices. His heroes are lonesome,
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Amazon Might Err, But It Will Not Apologize
Earlier this week, a glitch in the Amazon matrix caused some readers of Haruki Murakami’s new novel 1Q84 to mistakenly
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Patti Smith’s ‘M Train’ is a Literary Ride Through Stations of Mourning
Emulating the writers who bring her inspiration, Patti Smith's second novel rewards a well-read reader.
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The Blue Pill: How Music Helped Me Cope With My Mental Health in 2015
I’ve never been more grateful for music than last year.
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