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For Len Cariou, Dying Onstage Each Night Has Been ‘Invigorating’

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 12:07pm
By Sarah Bahr
In “Tuesdays With Morrie,” the 84-year-old actor was eager to tackle “a rich role in a show that asks, ‘What if despair and death are not the end?’”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


'There's Always This Year' reflects on how we consider others — and ourselves

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 9:57am
By Michael Schaub

Hanif Abdurraqib's latest book is about hoops, sure, but it's also about so much more. It's another remarkable book from one of the country's smartest cultural critics.

Source: NPR Book Reviews


Book Reviews: ‘The Liberty Paradox,’ by David Kinley; ‘America Last,’ by Jacob Heilbrunn; ‘Our Ancient Faith,’ by Allen Guelzo

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 7:26am
By Parker Henry
Three new books explore the complications of liberty and the seductions of authoritarianism in American life.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Rebel Wilson Talks About Her Memoir, ‘Rebel Rising’

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 5:04am
By Alexandra Alter
The actress, known for roles in the “Pitch Perfect” movies, gets vulnerable about her weight loss, sexuality and money in her new memoir, “Rebel Rising.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Who’s Afraid of Gender?,’ by Judith Butler

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 5:03am
By Jennifer Szalai
Judith Butler’s new book, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?,” tries to turn down the heat on an inflamed argument.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Jon Agee Reviews 3 Satirical Kids’ Books About Problematic Parents

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 5:02am
By Jon Agee
The children in these illustrated satirical tales are up against something far more complex than ogres, witches and big bad wolves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Alice Randall Made Country History. Black Women Are Helping Tell Hers.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 5:00am
By Grayson Haver Currin
In “My Black Country,” the musician and author who cracked a Nashville color barrier is telling her story — and hearing her songs reimagined.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


John Barth, a Novelist Who Found Possibility in a ‘Used-Up’ Form

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 7:46pm
By Dave Kim
By merrily using fiction to dissect itself, he was at the vanguard of a movement that defined a postwar American style.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Maryse Condé, ‘Grande Dame’ of Francophone Literature, Dies at 90

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 7:13pm
By Clay Risen
She explored the history and culture of Africa, the West Indies and Europe in work that made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


John Barth, Writer Who Pushed Storytelling’s Limits, Dies at 93

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 7:07pm
By Michael T. Kaufman and Dwight Garner
His sprawling and boisterous novel “The Sot-Weed Factor,” published in 1960, projected him into the ranks of the country’s most innovative writers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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