Book Review: ‘Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,’ by Dan Nadel
R. Crumb’s underground comics were instrumental in shaping the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond, Dan Nadel shows in an exemplary new biography.
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Feature: ‘Crumb,’ by Dan Nadel
Dan Nadel’s “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life” takes on the good, the bad, the ugly and the weird. Over punk rock vegetarian food, subject and writer compared notes.
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Best Forced Proximity Romance Books
The romance author Beth O’Leary recommends books that show off the trope at its best — playful, knowing, original and deliciously satisfying.
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2 Memoirs by Rock ’n’ Roll Muses Who Were So Much More
Marianne Faithfull was a star in her own right; Peggy Caserta was a hippie tastemaker. Their memoirs are riveting.
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Book Review: ‘Eminent Jews,’ by David Denby
In his paean to another age, David Denby studies four icons who defined American culture in the second half of the 20th century.
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Suleika Jaouad is Journaling Her Way Through Cancer for the Third Time
Suleika Jaouad’s new book provides a master class in personal writing. Here’s why it’s a worthwhile habit — for everyone, not just English majors.
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Book Review: ‘Exit Zero,’ by Marie-Helene Bertino
The stories in Marie-Helene Bertino’s new collection, “Exit Zero,” frolic in the nether zone between fantasy and reality.
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Robert E. McGinnis, Illustrator Behind Classic ‘James Bond’ Posters, Dies at 99
In the 1960s and ’70s, his leggy femmes fatales beckoned from paperback covers and posters for movies like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Thunderball.”
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What It Was Like to Edit the ‘Wolf Hall’ Books
The final novel in Hilary Mantel’s great trilogy has been adapted for TV. Her editor joins us this week to discuss working with Mantel on the books.
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The ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Hand Flex: One Gesture and the Web Is Still Swooning
The subtle expression of longing in the 2005 adaptation wasn’t meant to be a key moment. Even the director is surprised it took on a life of its own.
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