Stories by Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a senior writer for Salon. She is the author of "The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia" and has a Web site,magiciansbook.com.

"Zealot:" The Real Jesus

Posted on: Jul 15, 2013, Source: Salon

Religious scholar Reza Aslan argues that the historical Jesus was not an unworldly pacifist preaching a creed of universal love.

Rachel Kushner’s Ambitious New Novel Scares Male Critics

Posted on: Jun 9, 2013, Source: Salon

When a woman—not a venerable male auteur—writes the Great American Novel, male reviewers get flummoxed.

What Everyone Should Know About the South

Posted on: Mar 18, 2013, Source: Salon

A daughter of the South says the region is changing more than even those who live there realize.

Were Early Christians Really Persecuted? Historian Reveals the Surprising Truth.

Posted on: Feb 25, 2013, Source: Salon

A new book says under the Roman empire, "Christians were never the victims of sustained, targeted persecution."

“Going Clear”: Scientology Exposed

Posted on: Jan 17, 2013, Source: Salon

Lawrence Wright's enthralling, meticulously fact-checked account of the insular church and its celebrity members.

The Tyranny of the Happy Ending

Posted on: Dec 4, 2012, Source: Salon

Has our pep-talk-prone culture led readers to shun tragic literary classics?

“Dreamland”: Inside the Mystery of Sleep

Posted on: Aug 14, 2012, Source: Salon

A fascinating new book, “Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep,” explores the latest research on humanity's most enigmatic everyday activity.