John Leonard
John Leonard, Author And Culture Critic, Dies At 69
Leonard was considered one of the best literary critics in America; he was an early champion of future Nobel Prize winners Toni Morrison and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Leonard died Wednesday from complications with lung cancer.
The Changing Landscape of Modern Television
Literary editor of The Nation and television critic for New York Magazine John Leonard (and former Fresh Air book critic). His new book is a collection of essays, "Smoke and Mirrors: Violence, Television, and other American Cultures."
Marquez's New Collection of Short Stories Explores Latin America.
Critic John Leonard reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez's collection of short stories "Strange Pilgrims."
Willie Morris Recalls his "New York Days."
John Leonard reviews "New York Days" (Little, Brown, & Co.) by Willie Morris.
An Informative, Superior Thriller.
Book critic John Leonard reviews "Smilla's Sense of Snow," the new book by Danish writer Peter Hoeg.
"Virtual Light" is Mediocre, but Interesting.
John Leonard reviewed the new William Gibson novel, "Virtual Light" (Bantam).
Literary Figures are Subject of New Novel.
Book critic John Leonard reviews "Henry James' Midnight Song" by Carol De Chellis Hill.
A Wonderful Novel.
Book critic John Leonard reviews "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf," by Kathryn Davis.
From Violence to Honor.
Book critic John Leonard reviews, "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead," by James Lee Burke.
Edmund Wilson's Journal is Remarkable.
Book critic John Leonard reviews "The 60s" a new collection of essays and journal writings by Edmund Wilson from 1960 to 1972.