Robert Leleux

Robert Leleux is the author of The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy. His essays and articles have appeared in many publications, including The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine. Robert is currently at work on his second book, The Living End, to be published next year by St. Martin's Press, and an oral history of Texas legend Sissy Farenthold.

Abusing Their Religion: Lawrence Wright’s Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & The Prison of BeliefMar 11, 2013
In Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief, Lawrence Wright returns to his signature terrain: the outer reaches of religious faith. Full Story
Lady Bird in her Own WordsFeb 13, 2013
Michael L. Gillette’s Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History chronicles Mrs. Johnson’s journey from deep East Texas to the White house and beyond. Full Story
South American Gothic: Edward Swift’s The Daughter of the Doctor and the SaintDec 21, 2012
Edward Swift’s latest novel, The Daughter of the Doctor and the Saint, is a tumultuous, epic work of magical realism, half The Count of Monte Cristo and half One Hundred Years of Solitude. Full Story
Skeletons in a Small Town’s ClosetNov 09, 2012
Janis Owens’ powerful new novel American Ghost recalls Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit, the 1944 classic remembered, in part, for its brave portrayal of lynching. [...] Full Story
Faith in a Dead-End TownSep 26, 2012
Michael Morris’ sweet, sad-eyed new novel, Man in the Blue Moon, recalls great Southern literature: beloved works such as Olive Ann Burns’ Cold Sassy [...] Full Story

Abusing Their Religion: Lawrence Wright’s Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & The Prison of BeliefMar 11, 2013
In Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief, Lawrence Wright returns to his signature terrain: the outer reaches of religious faith. Full Story
Lady Bird in her Own WordsFeb 13, 2013
Michael L. Gillette’s Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History chronicles Mrs. Johnson’s journey from deep East Texas to the White house and beyond. Full Story
South American Gothic: Edward Swift’s The Daughter of the Doctor and the SaintDec 21, 2012
Edward Swift’s latest novel, The Daughter of the Doctor and the Saint, is a tumultuous, epic work of magical realism, half The Count of Monte Cristo and half One Hundred Years of Solitude. Full Story
Skeletons in a Small Town’s ClosetNov 09, 2012
Janis Owens’ powerful new novel American Ghost recalls Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit, the 1944 classic remembered, in part, for its brave portrayal of lynching. [...] Full Story
Faith in a Dead-End TownSep 26, 2012
Michael Morris’ sweet, sad-eyed new novel, Man in the Blue Moon, recalls great Southern literature: beloved works such as Olive Ann Burns’ Cold Sassy [...] Full Story

Robert Leleux

Abusing Their Religion: Lawrence Wright’s Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & The Prison of BeliefMar 11, 2013

Lady Bird in her Own WordsFeb 13, 2013

South American Gothic: Edward Swift’s The Daughter of the Doctor and the SaintDec 21, 2012

Skeletons in a Small Town’s ClosetNov 09, 2012

Faith in a Dead-End TownSep 26, 2012