Bond is Back, Again
License to Write<p>Acclaimed British novelist William Boyd has the impossible task of conjuring up a new Bond novel with <i>Solo</i>, but can his effort match up to Ian Fleming’s creation? Robert McCrum wonders.</p>
Goodbye, Roth
Portnoy ExitsDespair not at Philip Roth’s exit from writing, says Robert McCrum, for like Shakespeare he is stopping at just the right and sensible moment.
The Real Story of "O"
No, it's not about who the author really is, but as Robert McCrum writes it's the storied history of anonymous authors—and the perils of playing with fame.