In The Cross of Redemption, editor Randall Kenan has brought together fifty-four previously uncollected writings by James Baldwin. These assorted essays, letters, reviews and profiles act as a reminder of the great power language has when used in the service of a talent like Baldwin's. more ›

*This post comes from Guest Contributor Kerry Skemp* Beyond a vague yet fascinating physical resemblance (no, really), George W. Bush and Norman Mailer have little in common. The former represents all that is evil in the world (or all that is good, depending on who you talk to), and the latter represents the fact that our country used to offer journalistic investigations of a type that didn’t begin and end at Gawker.com. If you want... more ›