Peter Lovesey Dead: Detective Novelist Was 88
He wrote a series of witty police procedurals set in Victorian England and then turned to the present, introducing a cantankerous and technology-averse detective.
This Hollywood memoir is an expertly mixed cocktail of history and family drama
Matthew Specktor grew up the son of a famous Hollywood agent. In The Golden Hour he serves up family saga, cultural criticism, fictionalized biography, history and lament for a vanishing world.
What connects Fredéric Chopin, Marcel Proust and Jim Morrison? A final resting place
The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise. There, 10,000 visitors a day seek the graves of some 4,500 notable figures.
Book Review: ‘I Regret Almost Everything,’ by Keith McNally
Keith McNally tracks his staggering successes — and failures — in his new memoir, “I Regret Almost Everything.”
Book Review: ‘I Regret Almost Everything,’ by Keith McNally
Keith McNally tracks his staggering successes — and failures — in his new memoir, “I Regret Almost Everything.”
Historical Fiction: April 2025
Do you prefer novels with period detail? Become part of history, without having to slop through the mud or face the guillotine yourself. Monthly.
Delivered: 4/28/2025 12:00:00 AM
Delivered: 4/28/2025 12:00:00 AM
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.
In TikToks and a New Memoir, Sister Monica Clare Puts a Refreshing Spin on Religious Life
Though she long felt a calling, Sister Monica Clare tried Hollywood first. Her book, and a visit, confirm the warmth — and fragility — of her new community.
In TikToks and a New Memoir, Sister Monica Clare Puts a Refreshing Spin on Religious Life
Though she long felt a calling, Sister Monica Clare tried Hollywood first. Her book, and a visit, confirm the warmth — and fragility — of her new community.
Book Review: ‘The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood,’ by Matthew Specktor
In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.
Book Review: ‘The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood,’ by Matthew Specktor
In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.
2 Books for Cluttered Minds
A spare elegy; a weird journey.
2 Books for Cluttered Minds
A spare elegy; a weird journey.
‘The Interview’: Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society
The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.
‘The Interview’: Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society
The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.
What Facing Cancer Taught Me About Fear
There’s something on the other side.
What Facing Cancer Taught Me About Fear
There’s something on the other side.
When Kristen Kish, ‘Top Chef’ Host, Hits the Mute Button
The reality TV star and author of the new memoir “Accidentally on Purpose” on airplane snacks, tongue-scraping and the problem with women’s pants pockets.
When Kristen Kish, ‘Top Chef’ Host, Hits the Mute Button
The reality TV star and author of the new memoir “Accidentally on Purpose” on airplane snacks, tongue-scraping and the problem with women’s pants pockets.
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