Gertrude Stein

A review of Edwin Frank's short list of great 20th century novels.

Margaret Wise Brown constantly pushed boundaries—in her life and in her art.

A new book explores California’s history through the experience of its Native peoples.

Man Ray made art that looked like the future. How did he become a minor figure?

Reflections on Richard Wright’s recently published novel, "The Man Who Lived Underground."

How did the genre of self-help go from one focused on collective empowerment to one serving the class hierarchy as it stands?

Some kind, some weird, some unbelievably harsh.

Oakland’s lopsided boom.

For the last decade of his life, the sozzled Hemingway was in thrall to an Italian 30 years his junior.