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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.

Obituary
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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."

Interview
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A Wonderful Novel.

Book critic John Leonard reviews "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf," by Kathryn Davis.

Review
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From Violence to Honor.

Book critic John Leonard reviews, "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead," by James Lee Burke.

Review

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