Bob Contant, Dedicated Bohemian Bookseller, Dies at 80
A founder of the St. Mark’s Bookshop in the East Village, he prided himself on stocking titles that were not “too popular” and stayed in business for four decades.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Overlooked No More: Elena Zelayeta, Emissary for Mexican Cooking
Beginning the 1930s in San Francisco, she transformed the image of her native Mexican cuisine in the United States with a restaurant and popular cookbooks, all while overcoming a loss of sight.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Longstreet,’ by Elizabeth R. Varon
In “Longstreet,” Elizabeth R. Varon dissects the life and legacy of a Confederate general who became a devoted supporter of Reconstruction.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Flight of the WASP,’ by Michael Gross
In “Flight of the WASP,” the inveterate dirt-digger Michael Gross gives America’s elite families the white-glove treatment.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The World in a Wineglass,’ by Ray Isle
Ray Isle’s “The World in a Wineglass” is a broad survey of vintners with a focus on sustainability and organic methods.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘November 1942,’ by Peter Englund
In “November 1942,” Peter Englund pieces together a month in the Second World War with the diaries and memoirs of the people who survived it.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Herbert Gold, Postwar Novelist of Love and Marriage, Dies at 99
He emerged in the 1950s as a promising young writer exploring the emotional lives of ordinary men and women and the complexities of Jewish identity in America.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
NPR's Books We Love 2023 launches today
Books We Love 2023 launches Monday. Book of the Day host Andrew Limbong talks about our annual, interactive guide to the years' best books.
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Writers and Musicians on the Influence of ‘Rubyfruit Jungle’
Kristen Arnett, k.d. lang, Myriam Gurba and 10 more on Rita Mae Brown’s breakthrough novel about lesbian identity, published 50 years ago this fall.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Here are the Books We Love: 380+ great 2023 reads recommended by NPR
Books We Love returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 11 years of recommendations all in one place – that's more than 3,600 great reads.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
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