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02.25.2009 2:35 pm

Philip Roth to publish new novel this fall

Post-Dispatch Book Editor

A report from the Associated Press notes that Philip Roth has two books in the pipeline:

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after debuting with “Goodbye, Columbus,” Philip Roth is as prolific as ever.

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Wednesday that the…

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09.12.2008 4:41 pm

Philip Roth to be ‘here’ via webcast

Post-Dispatch Book Editor

Philip Roth doesn’t do a lot of bookstore appearances, but he’s hitting 50 at once - via live webcast - on Tuesday.

 One is Left Bank Books, 399 North Euclid (www.left-bank.com). The Roth interview starts at 7 p.m. His new novel…

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08.22.2008 2:05 pm

Film “Elegy” recalls many books about wayward professors

Post-Dispatch Book Editor

Ever read a novel about an aging professor who has an affair or who excitedly falls in love after years of boredom?

Today the film “Elegy” opens, reminding readers that there is practically a subgenre in this subject.

“Elegy” is based on Philip…

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