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Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 12:48pm
By Sam Roberts
One of the few women at the top of her field in book and magazine publishing, she was also a champion of her fellow professionals.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Shakespeare’s First Folio Turns 400

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:56am
Sarah Lyall talks to Adrian Edwards, head of the Printed Heritage Collections at the British Library, about the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


3 books in translation for fall that are big — in different ways

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:39am
By Lily Meyer

Vengeance Is Mine, Undiscovered, Pedro and Marques Take Stock come from one of France's most significant living writers, a major voice in Peru, and a new talent from Brazil, respectively.

(Image credit: Meghan Collins Sullivan/NPR)

Source: NPR Book Reviews


‘Sabbath’s Theater’ Review: John Turturro Embodies a Life and a Libido

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:25am
By Alexis Soloski
Though a tour de force for its actors, an Off Broadway adaptation of Philip Roth’s willfully obscene 1995 novel is too faithful to its source.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What the Suburbs Did for Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 7:00am
By Sopan Deb
A new book by the author Jim Cullen explores the uncanny parallels between the careers of these two musicians, and how they were products of their time and place.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Britney Spears escribió sus memorias con otros autores. Entérate aquí

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 5:03am
By Jacob Bernstein
El libro de la estrella del pop es una obra colectiva. Otros tres autores participaron.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Critic’s Notebook: How Inequality Became a Hot Topic in Economics

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 5:03am
By Jennifer Szalai
A flurry of new books highlights broad disagreements over how to address the problem.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Birds of America,’ by John James Audubon; ‘Birds of the World,’ by Elizabeth Gould

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 5:02am
By Walker Mimms
Two art books revisit 19th-century illustrations by John James Audubon and Elizabeth Gould.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘To Free the Captives,’ by Tracy K. Smith

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 5:02am
By Shane McCrae
The former poet laureate examines our country’s oldest wounds — and ongoing racism — through the lens of her own family’s experience.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),’ by Sly Stone with Ben Greenman

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 5:01am
By Alan Light
At the age of 80, Sly Stone has finally produced his memoir, and it gives a strong sense of this giant’s voice and sensibility.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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