Jonathan Franzen

Franzen’s ‘Purity’: On the new Stasi and the stasis of doomed love

Jonathan Franzen’s hotly anticipated fifth novel tome, ‘Purity,’ is a massive tome calculated to thrill his acolytes and incite his critics

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REVIEW: Farther away

Book by Jonathan Franzen

Newsmakers

Newsmakers: Jan. 23 – Feb. 3, 2012

Garth Brooks resurfaces, Jonathan Franzen’s new snit, and Christine Sinclair sends Canada to London

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Where have all the novels gone?

2009 was a bumper crop for fall fiction. This year, the big names are in short supply.