Thomas Mallon's NYC diaries get to the 'Very Heart' of the AIDS crisis
Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.
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The Joy of Reading One Poem in Many Different Translations
Poetry and translation are both about picking the just-right word. But reading multiple translations makes an implicit case for celebrating abundance and variety.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Murdered Journalist’s Unfinished Book About the Amazon Gets Completed and Published
Killed in the rainforest he hoped to help save, the journalist Dom Phillips left behind an unfinished manuscript. Those who knew him carried it forward.
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Barbara Holdridge, Whose Record Label Foretold Audiobooks, Dies at 95
Beginning with a reading by Dylan Thomas, she and a friend found unlikely commercial success in the 1950s with recordings of famous writers reciting their work.
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Book Review: ‘Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly,’ by Jeff Weiss
In a scrappy new memoir, Jeff Weiss blurs fact and fancy as he recounts his stint as a bit player in the celebrity-industrial complex.
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Book Review: ‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil,’ by V.E. Schwab
In V.E. Schwab’s “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil,” three women turned into vampires are thrown into a centuries-long drama of love, power and hunger.
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Book Review: ‘King of Ashes,’ by S.A. Cosby
In S.A. Cosby’s new book, “King of Ashes,” a wealthy investment manager must return to his crumbling hometown and protect his family from a bloodthirsty gang.
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The Travel Writer’s Dilemma: Share, or Gatekeep?
In today’s overtouristed world, should a professional traveler broadcast his discoveries or hide them away?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Valmik Thapar, Tenacious Tiger Conservationist in India, Is Dead
He started studying tigers at a reserve in 1976 and became a leading activist in efforts to save the tiger from poaching and shrinking habitats.
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Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86
He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Dogs of War,” often using material from his earlier life as a reporter and spy.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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