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Book Review: ‘I Regret Almost Everything,’ by Keith McNally

Monday, April 28, 2025 - 5:01am
By Dwight Garner
Keith McNally tracks his staggering successes — and failures — in his new memoir, “I Regret Almost Everything.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 4:01pm
By Adam Nossiter
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


In TikToks and a New Memoir, Sister Monica Clare Puts a Refreshing Spin on Religious Life

Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 5:09am
By Elisabeth Egan
Though she long felt a calling, Sister Monica Clare tried Hollywood first. Her book, and a visit, confirm the warmth — and fragility — of her new community.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: ‘The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood,’ by Matthew Specktor

Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 5:01am
By Alexandra Jacobs
In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


2 Books for Cluttered Minds

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 7:50am
A spare elegy; a weird journey.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


‘The Interview’: Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 5:15am
By Gilbert Cruz
The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


What Facing Cancer Taught Me About Fear

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 5:01am
By Suleika Jaouad
There’s something on the other side.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


When Kristen Kish, ‘Top Chef’ Host, Hits the Mute Button

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 5:01am
By Leigh-Ann Jackson
The reality TV star and author of the new memoir “Accidentally on Purpose” on airplane snacks, tongue-scraping and the problem with women’s pants pockets.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Book Review: New Horror Books

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 5:00am
By Gabino Iglesias
Our columnist reviews this month’s releases.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


At 13, Charlotte Brontë Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be

Friday, April 25, 2025 - 3:47pm
By Lynsey Chutel
An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn’t perfect.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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