Book Review: ‘This Strange Eventful History,’ by Claire Messud
Inspired by her own family’s past, Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History” unfolds over seven decades and two wars.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
David Shapiro, Who Gained Fame in Poetry and Protest, Dies at 77
A renowned member of the New York School of poets, he also found accidental notoriety when he was photographed during the 1968 uprising at Columbia University.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Talking to Leigh Bardugo, Fantasy Superstar
The best-selling author of dark fantasy novels for Y.A. and adult audiences discusses her career and her stand-alone new historical fantasy, “The Familiar.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A 19th-century bookbinder struggles with race and identity in 'The Library Thief'
In her debut novel taking place in the Victorian era, Kuchenga Shenjé explores the expectations that arise when society demands that every group be neatly categorized.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Book Club: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett
For The Book Review Podcast’s May book club, we’ll talk about “James,” Percival Everett’s radical reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Bans Are Surging in Florida. So Lauren Groff Opened a Bookstore
It’s called The Lynx, after the wildcat native to the state. “We wanted something a little fierce,” she said.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Corky Lee’s Asian America’
A new book from the legendary lensman Corky Lee captures both struggle and celebration across several decades of Asian American life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
How a Novelist Became a Pop Star
In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Wildcat Behind Glass,’ by Alki Zei. Translated by Karen Emmerich.
Alki Zei’s Greek classic, set in the birthplace of democracy in the mid-1930s, feels eerily relevant in today’s America.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89
For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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