Lore Segal, Mordant Novelist of Émigré Life, Dies at 96
Transported to safe haven in England as a Jewish child in 1938, she explored themes of displacement with penetrating wit in autobiographical fiction like “Other People’s Houses.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
David Burnham, Times Reporter Who Exposed Police Graft, Dies at 91
Tipped off by the detective Frank Serpico, he wrote an explosive series on police corruption in New York City, sparking an investigation by the Knapp commission.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Paper of Wreckage,’ by Susan Mulcahy and Frank DiGiacomo
A new book chronicles the last 50 years of a notorious American tabloid.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Diary of a Crisis,’ by Saul Friedländer
In “Diary of a Crisis,” Saul Friedländer takes the violence and upheaval in Israel day by day.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Loot,’ by Adam Raz; ‘The Gates of Gaza,’ by Amir Tibon
An Oct. 7 survival memoir and a chronicle of theft in 1948 grapple with the history of a war-torn region.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Slaveroad,’ by John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman’s new book connects reflections on his own life to imaginative studies of historical figures.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Hidden Globe,’ by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
In “The Hidden Globe,” the journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian examines the rise of spaces where wealthy countries and companies bend rules and regulations to their advantage.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Melania,’ by Melania Trump
Slim and full of obfuscations, her memoir touches on business ventures and raising her son, but barely grapples with the mysteries of her marriage.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
2 Books About Old Flames
Stephen McCauley’s novel about ex-spouses reuniting, in a sense; Jim Shepard’s noir about a fateful hit-and-run.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
We Want to Know Your Questions About Theater, Film, Music and Culture
Your culture and entertainment questions answered by New York Times journalists and experts.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
- ‹ previous
- 108 of 1500
- next ›
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
