Joel Conarroe, ‘Hub of the New York Literary Wheel,’ Dies at 89
An influential arts administrator and educator, he was a trusted confidant to countless writers, notably Philip Roth.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Adam Rubin Reviews 3 Toothless Crime Stories for Kids
Even for the youngest readers, attempted piggy-bank robbery may not cut it.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81
Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One of them told of childhood abuse.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Interview with Robert Kagan, the author of “Rebellion”
His essay warning that dictatorship was a real threat went viral, which prompted the early release of “Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart — Again.” To relax, he reads the sports pages.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A poet searches for answers about the short life of a writer in 'Traces of Enayat'
Poet Iman Mersal's book is a memoir of her search for knowledge about the writer Enayat al-Zayyat; it's a slow, idiosyncratic journey through a layered, changing Cairo — and through her own mind.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
A poet searches for answers about the short life of a writer in 'Traces of Enayat'
Poet Iman Mersal's book is a memoir of her search for knowledge about the writer Enayat al-Zayyat; it's a slow, idiosyncratic journey through a layered, changing Cairo — and through her own mind.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says
For the first time, China has more than 100 incarcerated writers, and Israel and Russia entered the list of the 10 countries with the most imprisoned writers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
His Book Was Repeatedly Banned. Fighting For It Shaped His Life.
“The Chocolate War,” published 50 years ago, became one of the country’s most challenged books. Its author, Robert Cormier, spent years fighting attempts to ban it — like many authors today.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Paul Auster’s Best Books: A Guide
The novelist played with reality and chance in tales of solitary narrators and mutable identities. Here’s an overview of his work.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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