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John McIntyre

John McIntyre is the editor of Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps.

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Dawn of a Literary Friendship

In 1969 the writer Robert Phelps first wrote to the novelist James Salter. Here are the letters that forged a bond of two decades.

by John McIntyre | Sunday, March 01, 2009
Dirty Books

Dirty Books

A publisher’s lifelong battle against censorship

by John McIntyre | Thursday, March 01, 2012
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14 Novels of Love Gone Wrong

by Our Editors

The history of love is hardly all sunshine, daisies, and boxes of chocolate. Arguably the oldest love story in the Western canon ended quite badly when Adam and Eve fell out of Eden, and classics like Wuthering Heights and Anna Karenina continue that noble tradition. This Valentine’s Day, celebrate the whole history of love—even the ugly bits—with these 14 novels of romance gone awry.