Round Up

Dwight Garner tells the backstory behind Updike's 15th appearance on the New York Times bestseller list.

The Aspen Summer Words conference kicks off in Colorado, featuring, among other writers, former NBCC winner Ted Conover.

Speaking of Colorado, ten years after the death of JonBenet Ramsey, Gaby Wood goes out there to check in on the ongoing investigation.

Carrie O'Grady thrills to "God Lives in St. Petersberg," by Tom Bissell, one of the 19 "Young Turks" identified as writers to watch by the NBCC at BEA.

Two-time NBCC finalist William T. Vollmann is picking up fans in Australia.

Former NBCC president Marie Arana gives readers a brief bio of Monica Ali, while Liesl Schillinger reviews her new book for the Times.

Ian Jack reflects on how difficult it was to turn down Martha Gelhorn's last written piece.

You know the price of human tissue is on the rise when Forbes begins running articles about it.

NBCC board member Steve Weinberg admires Jason Roberts' skill at explaining blindness nearly as much as James Holman's ability to overcome it.

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