Jonathan Lethem

"Go the Fuck to Sleep": Profane Kids' Book for Adults

Tonight: Jonathan Lethem on KQED

​Over Christmas I finished what became my favorite novel of 2009: Chronic City. It's writer Jonathan Lethem's latest book, and it's about, among other characters, an out of work TV actor engaged to an astronaut trapped in space, an ex-rock critic crippled by paranoid fantasies, an anarchist-turned ... More >>

Snapshots in Time

​Over Christmas I finished what became my favorite novel of 2009: Chronic City. It's writer Jonathan Lethem's latest book, and it's about, among other characters, an out of work TV actor engaged to an astronaut trapped in space, an ex-rock critic crippled by paranoid fantasies, an anarchist-turned ... More >>

What To Do? Tonight's Pick: Jonathan Lethem

​"Jonathan Lethem's last two novels -- 2003's Fortress of Solitude and 2007's You Don't Love Me Yet -- steered away from the sci-fi leanings of his early work. The talking kangaroos, post-apocalyptic telepaths, and alien hermaphrodites were replaced by flying children and mysteriously endowed song ... More >>

Lethem Drops Chronic

​"Jonathan Lethem's last two novels -- 2003's Fortress of Solitude and 2007's You Don't Love Me Yet -- steered away from the sci-fi leanings of his early work. The talking kangaroos, post-apocalyptic telepaths, and alien hermaphrodites were replaced by flying children and mysteriously endowed song ... More >>

Jonathan Lethem Speaks in SF

​"Jonathan Lethem's last two novels -- 2003's Fortress of Solitude and 2007's You Don't Love Me Yet -- steered away from the sci-fi leanings of his early work. The talking kangaroos, post-apocalyptic telepaths, and alien hermaphrodites were replaced by flying children and mysteriously endowed song ... More >>

Comix Couture 101

​"Jonathan Lethem's last two novels -- 2003's Fortress of Solitude and 2007's You Don't Love Me Yet -- steered away from the sci-fi leanings of his early work. The talking kangaroos, post-apocalyptic telepaths, and alien hermaphrodites were replaced by flying children and mysteriously endowed song ... More >>

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The Hard Sellout

Bruce Brugmann, Frank Chu, Super Balls, U2, and folk-playing surfers

Bouncer

If you want to learn about the opposite sex, don't go to a singles bar. Go to a family-friendly place. Go to Hooters.

A Fan's Notes

If you've ever wondered what it means to obsess about music, you must visit Jonathan Lethem's Fortress of Solitude

The Great Left Hope

Matt Gonzalez wants to be mayor. And he doesn't mind climbing over fellow progressives to get the gig.