Who is Sterling Morrison – and how the Velvet Underground became famous decades after they broke up
Why was the Velvet Underground so controversial? We look at the Andy Warhol connection, the band's influence and how Sterling ...
Millicent Dillon, Chronicler of Jane and Paul Bowles, Dies at 99
A novelist and short-story writer, she devoted years to a nonfiction project examining of the lives of two eccentric authors ...
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Secrets feed on time in the masterful novel 'Mothers and Sons'
Adam Haslett's compelling novel focuses on the strained relationship between an asylum lawyer and his mother. It's a ...
A Literary Genius Who Championed Nonsense
Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own.
Scotsman Obituaries: Allan McLean, Scottish journalist who became a respected voice in defence of Britain’s rail network
When Allan called them from The Scotsman, railway press officers often found that he told them more than they told him, and senior managers sought him out when they had stories to break. At the end of ...