Read With Jenna, Who Writes With Barbara
The twin sisters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush published their third picture book this week. They sat down to discuss fighting, writing and chosen family.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Even for Two Pros, Collaboration Was No Picnic
Welcome to the occasionally fraught partnership of Bill Watterson, the creator of “Calvin and Hobbes,” and John Kascht, a renowned celebrity caricaturist.
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Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Flying’ Is 50. What Happened to Its Dream of Freedom Through Sex?
With its feminist take on sexual pleasure, Erica Jong’s novel caused a sensation in 1973. But the revolution Jong promoted never came to pass.
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What We Learned From Barbra Streisand’s Memoir
“My Name Is Barbra,” her long-awaited (and rather enormous) autobiography, doesn’t have an index. But here are the best bits.
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Book Review: ‘What’s Cooking in the Kremlin,’ by Witold Szablowski
The new book by Witold Szablowski features the chefs who were expected to prepare sumptuous meals for Russian leaders — and keep them from being poisoned.
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Edel Rodriguez Isn’t Afraid to Live With the Consequences
The political artist drew some of the most provocative images of the Trump presidency. “Worm,” his new graphic memoir of emigrating from Cuba to the U.S., skewers the powerful once more.
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Book Review: ‘The Longest Minute,’ by Matthew J. Davenport, and ‘Portal,’ by John King
Two books — “The Longest Minute,” by Matthew J. Davenport, and “Portal,” by John King — examine the City by the Bay’s resiliency from very different angles.
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Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat.
At home in California, Streisand talks about her new memoir, exploring the movies and men of her life, and her determination to control her own art.
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Jean-Baptiste Andrea Wins Goncourt Prize For “Veiller Sur Elle”
The prestigious French literary award went to “Watching Over Her,” or “Veiller Sur Elle,” an almost 600-page novel set in 20th-century Italy.
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Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady — she made herself one
At nearly 1,000 pages long, My Name Is Barbra is the ultimate exercise in directorial control, and a celebration of women's authorship.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
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