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Tag Archives: Books and Literature
Bohemia Beach Is Having Another Day in the Sun
Three recent books revisit the Outer Cape, long an inspiration for writers like Mary McCarthy, who lampooned the area as “the seacoast of Bohemia.”
Bookplates, a Vanishing and Nuclear-Strength Charisma
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Salman Rushdie Attack Recalls Murder of His Japanese Translator
Hitoshi Igarashi, who translated “The Satanic Verses,” was fatally stabbed at a university near Tokyo where he taught Islamic culture. The crime remains unsolved.
Let’s Have Fewer Cancellations. Let People Take Their Lumps, Then Move On.
The default should be forbearance for those who’ve breached woke etiquette.
Roaring Through Paris With ‘Kiki Man Ray’
Mark Braude talks about his new biography of the singer, model, writer and muse.
‘Shock and Horror:’ Literary World Reacts to Salman Rushdie Attack
A number of writers and authors spoke out about the attack, with the author Neil Gaiman writing that he was “shocked and distressed.”
How Do We Face Loss With Empathy?
The award-winning novelist discusses race, identity, algorithmic thinking and how to envision optimistic futures in dark times.
Dolly Alderton’s ‘Everything I Know About Love’ Is Adapted for TV
The writer has turned her memoir, “Everything I Know About Love,” into a TV show, which plots its central friendship like a grand love story.
Peter Beagle, Author of ‘The Last Unicorn,’ Is Back In Control
After losing control of his intellectual property — including the book, a classic and a strong seller for decades — he has regained the rights, and is publishing again.
The Independent Bookstore, as Imagined by a Corporate Lobbyist
Bradley Tusk, a Bloomberg and Uber fixer who has opened a new bookstore in downtown Manhattan, thinks running that kind of business can be seen as philanthropy.
Raymond Briggs, Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88
The children’s author used comic-strip-like panels to explore the joys and struggles of workaday British life. With irreverent wit, he also interrogated Father Christmas and nuclear war.
‘Shy’ Excerpt: Mary Rodgers on Creating ’Once Upon a Mattress’
In this excerpt from “Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers,” a Broadway musical is born at a summer camp.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About ‘Bad Sex’ but Were Afraid to Ask
In a quest to explore her own sexuality, Nona Willis Aronowitz hit the sheets — and the books.
On Nona Willis Aronowitz’s ‘Bad Sex’
On Nona Willis Aronowitz’s “Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure and an Unfinished Revolution.”
David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89
His research — on Adams, Truman and so much more — was deep, his writing was lively, and his narrator’s voice in documentary films was familiar to millions.
Albert Woodfox, Survivor of 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Dies at 75
His term in solitary was perhaps the longest in American history. He described how he kept his sanity, and dignity, in an acclaimed memoir.
Review: ‘Recreation,’ by Mitch Epstein
Between the 1970s and 1990s, the photographer captured a nation at leisure.
Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in American South, Dies at 85
His book “The Provincials” mixed memoir, travelogue and history to tell the story of a culture that many people never knew existed.
Review: ‘Shy,’ by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green
The daughter of Richard Rodgers, confidante of Stephen Sondheim and composer of “Once Upon a Mattress” holds nothing back in “Shy.”
Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back
In her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy, best known for her role in“iCarly,” reflects on her time as a child actor and on her troubled relationship with her mother.
Why the Penguin Random House Merger Is Also About Amazon
The U.S. wants to stop Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. The elephant in the room is Amazon.
Gabino Iglesias, a Writer of Noir, Explores the Texas Underworld
Iglesias arrived in Austin with $236 to his name. After being told his name had “too many vowels” for him to find success, he’s on the cusp of noir stardom.
The Spread of Book Banning
Explaining the increasing politicization of the book banning debate.
The Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’
For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is trying to open up the industry.
Will the Biggest Publisher in the United States Get Even Bigger?
The Biden administration is suing to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. A United States District Court will decide if the sale can proceed.
Eavesdropping, Worms and Outrageous Fortune
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Using Fiction to Summon the Glittering, Golden Age of Hollywood
Anthony Marra’s “Mercury Pictures Presents,” his long-awaited second novel, is a homage to the movies and to his immigrant family.
Chaos Among Spies After the Berlin Wall Crumbles
Dan Fesperman talks about his new thriller, “Winter Work,” and Isaac Fitzgerald discusses his memoir, “Dirtbag, Massachusetts.”
How to Navigate a ‘Quarterlife’ Crisis
The generation entering adulthood now faces novel, sometimes debilitating, challenges. Experts offer tools to navigate a “quarterlife crisis.”
How to Find Out Who You Are
Don’t just try to look inward.
The Role of Art in a Time of War
Painting will not stop missiles. Music will not end suffering. But culture is not powerless — and a visit to Ukraine reaffirmed what it can do at its best.
The Japanese Author Behind ‘Bullet Train’ Is OK That the Film Isn’t So Japanese
Kotaro Isaka dreamed that his novel would get the big-screen treatment. Now it’s an action thriller starring Brad Pitt. Does the lack of major Asian stars matter?
U.S. Authors Dominate Booker Prize Nominees
Six of the 13 writers in contention for the prestigious British literary award are from the United States, with novelists from Britain, Ireland and Zimbabwe also on the list.
Kushner Says He Was Treated for Thyroid Cancer While in White House
In a memoir to be published next month, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law wrote that he wanted the diagnosis and treatment kept quiet.
There’s More Than One Way to Ban a Book
A serious strain of self-censorship has taken root within the left-leaning publishing industry.
Indoor Games
When it’s more comfortable inside than out, it’s time to play games.
Why Are There so Many Books and Shows About Cannibalism?
A spate of recent stomach-churning books, TV shows and films suggests we’ve never looked so delicious — to one another.
Diana Goetsch on ‘This Body I Wore’
Goetsch talks about her new memoir, and CJ Hauser discusses “The Crane Wife.”
Is Life a Story or a Game?
Modern culture has a dehumanizing way of seeing the world.
New York’s Last Movie Clerk Knows More Than You Do
Will Malitek owns and operates Film Noir Cinema. If you’ve never heard of it, fine with him.
Why Is It So Hard to Adapt Austen? (The Fans Might Play a Part.)
The backlash to the Netflix version of “Persuasion” has as much to do with who’s watching as who’s scripting. Still, the new film broke some rules.
Why ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Author Delia Owens Is Wanted for Questioning
The release of a movie based on the best-selling novel renewed questions about the author, Delia Owens, her time in Zambia and the shooting of a suspected poacher there.
Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave.
In his grouchy, funny memoir, “A Factotum in the Book Trade,” Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers he’s served and more.
Books That Immerse Me in a Better World
A conversation with Karina Yan Glaser, who writes middle-grade books set in a Harlem where kids can roam and neighbors know one another’s names.
A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire
Authors of color have turned in recent books to humor and surreal conceits to explore racism, identity politics and the pain of being “on the other side of whiteness.”
Wind, Of Course, Goethe and Shame
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Wind, Of Course, Goethe and Shame
Our critic recommends old and new books.
David Dalton, Rock Writer Who Lived the Scene, Dies at 80
An early writer for Rolling Stone, he traveled in the same circles as the Beatles, Janis Joplin and other stars, witnessing and documenting a time of cultural transformation.
Recommended Reading on America’s Authoritarian Enclaves
Joan Didion’s “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and Robert Mickey’s “Paths Out of Dixie” help our columnist understand American democracy’s new crisis of authoritarianism.