Though Kirn has been tirelessly promoting a movie that “I don’t make any money from,” in his words, he says he hasn’t reaped many benefits of its success.

In his interview with Tunku Varadarajan (“Middle America’s Defiant Defender,” The Weekend Interview, Nov. 27), Walter Kirn falsely implies that his contract with Harper’s Magazine was ...

Teacher and archaeologist; Born June 10, 1920; Died July 17, 2009. Betty Rennie, who has died aged 89, was one of the best known and most respected characters in Dunoon. Born in Glasgow, she was ...

For an insider’s (scathing) prespective on Oscar night, read the New Republic’s piece “Oscar Grouch: I’d like to thank the Academy for nothing,” written by “Up In the Air” (the novel ...

Mr. Kirn, 59, is the author of seven books, including the novel “Up in the Air” (2001), which was adapted into a seductive and successful movie.

Walter Kirn, the author responsible for 2001 novel Up in the Air — adapted by Jason Reitman into the George Clooney–starring Best Picture nominee — is understandably upset that he’s not ...

The novelist and critic Walter Kirn was a guest on Stephen Colbert's show last night, discussing his new book, "Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever." Kirn's book ...