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Novels and stories by Itamar Vieira Junior, Carlos Fonseca, Guadalupe Nettel and Norman Erikson Pasaribu.
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Friday 30 June 2023
Thursday 29 June 2023
Marvin Kitman Satirist Whose Main Target Was TV Dies at 93
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He twitted the networks for 35 years as a critic at Newsday. He also audited George Washington’s wartime expense account and wrote a biography of Bill O’Reilly.
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He twitted the networks for 35 years as a critic at Newsday. He also audited George Washington’s wartime expense account and wrote a biography of Bill O’Reilly.
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Umberto Eco Review: Remembering a Literary Explorer
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A new documentary delves into the infectious curiosity and passions of the Italian scholar and author of “The Name of the Rose.”
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A new documentary delves into the infectious curiosity and passions of the Italian scholar and author of “The Name of the Rose.”
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Interview: Jennifer Croft Knows a Good Translation When She Reads One
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“There has to be chemistry,” says the writer and prolific translator, whose second book will come out next year. “You don’t need prior knowledge of, say, Iceland or Icelandic in order to appreciate Victoria Cribb’s translation of Sjón.”
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“There has to be chemistry,” says the writer and prolific translator, whose second book will come out next year. “You don’t need prior knowledge of, say, Iceland or Icelandic in order to appreciate Victoria Cribb’s translation of Sjón.”
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Wednesday 28 June 2023
Essay: Constance Garnetts love of Russian literature and radical politics
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The radical politics of Russian literature’s most famous English translator, Constance Garnett.
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The radical politics of Russian literature’s most famous English translator, Constance Garnett.
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Tuesday 27 June 2023
New Books on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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In several recent books, experts on Russia and Ukraine weigh the importance of the Wagner Group and try to predict how Putin’s invasion will play out.
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In several recent books, experts on Russia and Ukraine weigh the importance of the Wagner Group and try to predict how Putin’s invasion will play out.
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Book Review: The Rachel Incident by Caroline ODonoghue
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In her new novel, “The Rachel Incident,” Caroline O’Donoghue examines the bond between two young booksellers in Ireland.
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In her new novel, “The Rachel Incident,” Caroline O’Donoghue examines the bond between two young booksellers in Ireland.
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New Historical Fiction
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Three new novels hold the keys to real and imagined kingdoms.
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Three new novels hold the keys to real and imagined kingdoms.
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Monday 26 June 2023
How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before Its Published
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The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/books/goodreads-review-bombing.html
The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.
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Bodily Functions in Literature and Why They Matter
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Bodily functions rarely get the spotlight in fiction and poetry. But for some writers, they drive action and help create indelible characters.
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Bodily functions rarely get the spotlight in fiction and poetry. But for some writers, they drive action and help create indelible characters.
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How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before Its Published
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The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.
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The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.
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Sunday 25 June 2023
Book Review: The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams
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In “The Beach at Summerly,” Beatriz Williams weaves two standbys of summer fiction into one escapist story.
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In “The Beach at Summerly,” Beatriz Williams weaves two standbys of summer fiction into one escapist story.
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Friday 23 June 2023
Remembering Cormac McCarthy and Robert Gottlieb
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Two giants of the literary world died last week. In this episode, the Book Review celebrates their lives.
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Two giants of the literary world died last week. In this episode, the Book Review celebrates their lives.
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Book Review: Planta Sapiens by Paco Calvo
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In “Planta Sapiens,” Paco Calvo addresses our “plant blindness.”
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In “Planta Sapiens,” Paco Calvo addresses our “plant blindness.”
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Tuesday 20 June 2023
Book Review: Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie
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The heroine of Jenny Xie’s debut novel, “Holding Pattern,” is back at her childhood home and learning to love herself.
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The heroine of Jenny Xie’s debut novel, “Holding Pattern,” is back at her childhood home and learning to love herself.
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Monday 19 June 2023
Book Review: The Translations of Seamus Heaney edited by Marco Sonzogni
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As seen in a new collection, “The Translations of Seamus Heaney,” the Nobel laureate was a prolific and skilled interpreter of other poets’ work.
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As seen in a new collection, “The Translations of Seamus Heaney,” the Nobel laureate was a prolific and skilled interpreter of other poets’ work.
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Reframing the West: New Fiction Makes Room for Voices Long Denied
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A wave of novels is drawing from wellsprings of race, class and gender to expand the genre.
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A wave of novels is drawing from wellsprings of race, class and gender to expand the genre.
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In NYC an Immersive Great Gatsby Takes You Back in Time
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The theatrical performance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, opening this month at the Park Central Hotel, is the latest in a very long, heavily sequined line of “Gatsby” adaptations.
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The theatrical performance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, opening this month at the Park Central Hotel, is the latest in a very long, heavily sequined line of “Gatsby” adaptations.
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Book Review: Beyond the Shores by Tamara J. Walker.
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In “Beyond the Shores,” the historian Tamara J. Walker explores the lives of African Americans drawn to other countries by pleasure, employment and war.
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In “Beyond the Shores,” the historian Tamara J. Walker explores the lives of African Americans drawn to other countries by pleasure, employment and war.
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Sunday 18 June 2023
Saskia Hamilton Poet Who Edited Another Poets Letters Dies at 56
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In addition to her prizewinning writing, she was known for editing the correspondence between the poet Robert Lowell and the writer Elizabeth Hardwick.
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In addition to her prizewinning writing, she was known for editing the correspondence between the poet Robert Lowell and the writer Elizabeth Hardwick.
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Book Review: The Sullivanians by Alexander Stille
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In “The Sullivanians,” Alexander Stille recalls the heyday of an experiment in communal living that blurred the boundaries between therapists, patients and lovers.
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In “The Sullivanians,” Alexander Stille recalls the heyday of an experiment in communal living that blurred the boundaries between therapists, patients and lovers.
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Book Review: By All Means Available by Michael G. Vickers
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In “By All Means Available,” the veteran strategist Michael G. Vickers tallies achievements and missteps across the Cold War and the war on terror.
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In “By All Means Available,” the veteran strategist Michael G. Vickers tallies achievements and missteps across the Cold War and the war on terror.
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Friday 16 June 2023
Christian Cooper and Amy Tan on How Birding Brings Them Joy: a Live Event
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The two will discuss their shared love of birding in a free live virtual event as part of The New York Times summer birding project.
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The two will discuss their shared love of birding in a free live virtual event as part of The New York Times summer birding project.
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Carol Higgins Clark Mystery Writer Is Dead at 66
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She had a modest career as an actress but was best known for following in the footsteps of her mother, the best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark.
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She had a modest career as an actress but was best known for following in the footsteps of her mother, the best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark.
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Thursday 15 June 2023
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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The Book That Changed Robert Rubins Thinking About Poverty
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The former Treasury secretary, whose new book is “The Yellow Pad,” says that Ken Auletta’s “The Underclass” convinced him that “trying to break the cycle of poverty through policy and through private efforts is not just right for moral reasons, but is enormously in the interest of all.”
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/books/review/robert-rubin-interview.html
The former Treasury secretary, whose new book is “The Yellow Pad,” says that Ken Auletta’s “The Underclass” convinced him that “trying to break the cycle of poverty through policy and through private efforts is not just right for moral reasons, but is enormously in the interest of all.”
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Book Review: National Dish by Anya von Bremzen
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A new book digs into the histories of some of the world’s most iconic fare.
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A new book digs into the histories of some of the world’s most iconic fare.
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Tuesday 13 June 2023
Book Review: ‘Revolutionary Spring,’ by Christopher Clark
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In “Revolutionary Spring,” the Cambridge historian Christopher Clark argues for the lasting impact of the uprisings that engulfed Europe in 1848.
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In “Revolutionary Spring,” the Cambridge historian Christopher Clark argues for the lasting impact of the uprisings that engulfed Europe in 1848.
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Monday 12 June 2023
Book Review: ‘I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home,’ by Lorrie Moore
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Lorrie Moore’s new novel, “I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home,” braids a historical ghost story with a zombie romance.
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Lorrie Moore’s new novel, “I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home,” braids a historical ghost story with a zombie romance.
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Book Review: ‘Girlfriend on Mars,’ by Deborah Willis
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In Deborah Willis’s novel “Girlfriend on Mars,” a young woman enters a reality-TV contest to leave the planet, and her marijuana-farming boyfriend, behind.
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In Deborah Willis’s novel “Girlfriend on Mars,” a young woman enters a reality-TV contest to leave the planet, and her marijuana-farming boyfriend, behind.
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WW Norton, a Defiant Book Publisher, Throws a 100th Anniversary Party
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Rita Dove, Michael Lewis and Richard Powers were among the authors who took part in a crowded, swinging party at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan.
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Rita Dove, Michael Lewis and Richard Powers were among the authors who took part in a crowded, swinging party at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan.
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Sunday 11 June 2023
Owen Gingerich, Astronomer Who Saw God in the Cosmos, Dies at 93
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He wrote and lectured widely, often on the theme that religion and science were not incompatible. He also chased down 600 copies of Copernicus’s landmark book.
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/science/space/owen-gingerich-dead.html
He wrote and lectured widely, often on the theme that religion and science were not incompatible. He also chased down 600 copies of Copernicus’s landmark book.
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Book Review: ‘Burn It Down,’ by Maureen Ryan
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The journalist Maureen Ryan is mad as hell about what goes on behind the entertainment-biz scenes. Her new book tells tales, and proposes remedies.
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The journalist Maureen Ryan is mad as hell about what goes on behind the entertainment-biz scenes. Her new book tells tales, and proposes remedies.
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Friday 9 June 2023
Summer Book Preview and 9 Thrillers to Read
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Gilbert Cruz is joined by The Times’s thriller columnist, Sarah Lyall, to talk about some great suspenseful titles to check out this summer. And the editor Joumana Khatib gives her picks for books to look out for between now and Labor Day.
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Gilbert Cruz is joined by The Times’s thriller columnist, Sarah Lyall, to talk about some great suspenseful titles to check out this summer. And the editor Joumana Khatib gives her picks for books to look out for between now and Labor Day.
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Book Review: ‘Say Anarcha,’ by J.C. Hallman
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“Say Anarcha” is J.C. Hallman’s meticulous biography of the enslaved woman who suffered unimaginable horrors at the hands of a lauded doctor.
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“Say Anarcha” is J.C. Hallman’s meticulous biography of the enslaved woman who suffered unimaginable horrors at the hands of a lauded doctor.
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New Crime Books From Katie Siegel, James Wolff and More
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In new crime novels from Victoria Kielland, James Wolff, Katie Siegel and Michael McGarrity, the past is hard to shake.
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In new crime novels from Victoria Kielland, James Wolff, Katie Siegel and Michael McGarrity, the past is hard to shake.
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Thursday 8 June 2023
Richard E. Snyder, 93, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights
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In two decades of leadership at the publishing house, he helped remold a clubby book industry into a diversified and highly profitable corporate enterprise.
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In two decades of leadership at the publishing house, he helped remold a clubby book industry into a diversified and highly profitable corporate enterprise.
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Wednesday 7 June 2023
Book Review: ‘Lament for Julia,’ by Susan Taubes
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The enigmatic Susan Taubes wrote the coming-of-age novel “Lament for Julia” in the 1960s; 54 years after her death, its gothic splendors shine.
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The enigmatic Susan Taubes wrote the coming-of-age novel “Lament for Julia” in the 1960s; 54 years after her death, its gothic splendors shine.
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Monday 5 June 2023
Ama Ata Aidoo, Groundbreaking Ghanaian Writer, Dies at 81
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The playwright, novelist and poet was a leading African writer who explored the complexities faced by modern women living in the shadow of colonialism.
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The playwright, novelist and poet was a leading African writer who explored the complexities faced by modern women living in the shadow of colonialism.
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Book Review: ‘Be Mine,’ by Richard Ford
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“Be Mine” is the fifth book featuring Ford’s keen observer of American life, Frank Bascombe.
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“Be Mine” is the fifth book featuring Ford’s keen observer of American life, Frank Bascombe.
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Sunday 4 June 2023
Book Review: ‘Lucky Dogs,’ by Helen Schulman
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In “Lucky Dogs,” Helen Schulman spins a #MeToo case into an irreverent but surprisingly sympathetic look at two women on opposite sides of a sexual assault scandal.
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In “Lucky Dogs,” Helen Schulman spins a #MeToo case into an irreverent but surprisingly sympathetic look at two women on opposite sides of a sexual assault scandal.
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Book Review: ‘August Blue,’ by Deborah Levy
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An artist refashions herself amid personal and global crises in Deborah Levy’s new novel, “August Blue.”
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An artist refashions herself amid personal and global crises in Deborah Levy’s new novel, “August Blue.”
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Friday 2 June 2023
Book Review: ‘Into the Amazon’ by Larry Rohter
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Larry Rohter’s “Into the Amazon” celebrates the exploits of Cândido Rondon, the trailblazing explorer, scientist, statesman and more.
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Larry Rohter’s “Into the Amazon” celebrates the exploits of Cândido Rondon, the trailblazing explorer, scientist, statesman and more.
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Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Criminalizes Access to Some Books
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A lawsuit says the edict “forces bookstores and libraries to self-censor in a way that is antithetical to their core purposes.”
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A lawsuit says the edict “forces bookstores and libraries to self-censor in a way that is antithetical to their core purposes.”
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Book Review: ‘Code Red’ and ‘Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories From BIPOC Authors’
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Decades after “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” an anthology and a novel let readers see periods through the eyes of diverse protagonists.
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Decades after “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” an anthology and a novel let readers see periods through the eyes of diverse protagonists.
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Book Review: ‘All the Sinners Bleed,’ by S.A. Cosby
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Stephen King reviews S.A. Cosby’s latest novel, “All the Sinners Bleed.”
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Stephen King reviews S.A. Cosby’s latest novel, “All the Sinners Bleed.”
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/books/review/sa-cosby-all-the-sinners-bleed.html
Newly Published, From Graphic Novels to Hot Dogs
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A selection of recently published books.
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A selection of recently published books.
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/books/review/new-this-week.html
Thursday 1 June 2023
How KIRAC Trailed Michel Houellebecq From the Bedroom to the Courtroom
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The art collective KIRAC was embroiled in court battles over a film about the author’s sex life. Is the dispute a performance? A marketing stunt? Or a genuine cultural feud?
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The art collective KIRAC was embroiled in court battles over a film about the author’s sex life. Is the dispute a performance? A marketing stunt? Or a genuine cultural feud?
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/arts/design/kirac-michel-houllebecq.html
Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good
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A sociologist, he advised U.S. presidents and other Western leaders while fathering communitarianism, a political middle ground between the left and the right.
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A sociologist, he advised U.S. presidents and other Western leaders while fathering communitarianism, a political middle ground between the left and the right.
via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/us/amitai-etzioni-dead.html
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