Richard Lingeman

Senior Editor

Richard Lingeman, a former senior editor of The Nation, covered books and writers for The New York Times Book Review in the 1970s. He is the author of the biographies Theodore Dreiser: An American Journey and Sinclair Lewis: Rebel From Main Street.

Sorel’s People Sorel’s People

In Literary Lives, caricaturist Edward Sorel tells all and then some about giants like Yeats, Proust, Hellman and Jung within the humble frame of a comic strip.

May 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman

The Gospel of Scooter The Gospel of Scooter

A political nightmare, with a scriptural spin, tells the true story of two nefarious lords and their faithful servant.

May 2, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman

The Gospel of Scooter The Gospel of Scooter

A political nightmare, with a scriptural spin, tells the true story of two nefarious lords and their faithful servant.

Apr 12, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman

He’s Got a Little List He’s Got a Little List

The Nation is pleased that so many of its contributors are included on a right-wing list of the most dangerous academics in America.

Feb 23, 2006 / Richard Lingeman

The Blame Game The Blame Game

Oct 20, 2005 / Richard Lingeman and Peter Ahlberg

The Buzz and the Fury The Buzz and the Fury

Faulkner does Oprah.

Aug 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman

The George W. Bush Presidential Library, Inc. The George W. Bush Presidential Library, Inc.

This piece first appeared in different form in Billionaires for Bush: How to Rule the World for Fun and Profit (Thunder's Mouth Press).

Aug 26, 2004 / Richard Lingeman

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

John Hess, who, it should be said, is one of The Nation's oldest friends and severest critics, once complained to me about an "editor's choice" blurb I'd written, which containe...

Feb 18, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman

Lenny From Heaven Lenny From Heaven

Lenny Bruce, the potty-mouthed wit who turned stand-up comedy into social commentary, was posthumously pardoned yesterday by Gov. George E.

Jan 8, 2004 / Richard Lingeman

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

This is a book that should be on every activist's bed table, like Gideon bibles in hotels.

Dec 24, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman

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