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Ted Morgan, 91, Dies; Pulitzer-Winning Writer Straddled Two Cultures

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 2:58pm
By Jonathan Kandell
An esteemed journalist and author, he was born to a French count but later shed his aristocratic roots (and name) to became a U.S. citizen.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nancy Silverton Finally Discovered the Joy of Sprinkles

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 5:02am
By Elisabeth Egan
Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair on baked goods.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Nancy Silverton Finally Discovered the Joy of Sprinkles

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 5:02am
By Elisabeth Egan
Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair on baked goods.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Memoirs by the Unapologetic Rich: Gloria Vanderbilt, Guy de Rothschild, David Rockefeller and Others

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 5:00am
By Molly Young
A look back at a time when the super-wealthy felt they had nothing to lose by letting readers inside their gilded corridors.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Interview: Kate Christensen

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 5:00am
“A book is made of language,” says the author, whose new novel is “Welcome Home, Stranger.” “How can a house be great if it’s made of shoddy materials? How can a dinner be great if it’s made with terrible ingredients?”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Beatles Biographer Grapples With the ‘Paradox’ of George Harrison

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 11:32am
By Sopan Deb
Philip Norman, the author of books about Paul McCartney, John Lennon and the Beatles as a group, discovers that Harrison was, among other things, a puzzle.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Things That Go Bump in the Universe,’ by C. Renée James

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 5:00am
By Rebecca Boyle
In “Things That Go Bump in the Universe,” the astronomer C. Renée James writes about what we can learn from the more exotic shapes and sounds in outer space.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Lionel Dahmer, Who Agonized About Raising a Serial Killer, Dies at 87

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 7:00pm
By Alex Traub
The father of Jeffrey Dahmer, he wrote a memoir that one reviewer said sought to “peer not just into the soul of his son but into his own.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Author Cait Corrain Admits to ‘Review Bombing’ on Goodreads

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 5:15pm
By Alexandra Alter
Cait Corrain, a debut fantasy author, admitted to creating fake accounts on Goodreads to bolster her own book and tank the ratings of others.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Michael Bishop, Genre-Busting Writer Known for Science Fiction, Dies at 78

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 4:38pm
By Clay Risen
His early work took readers to the stars, but his later work ventured into noir mystery and the back roads of the American South.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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