Interview: Hanif Kureishi on ‘Shattered’ and His Reading Life
It’s among the more playful matters on his mind in “Shattered,” a memoir of the injury that took away his ability to turn pages — but not his hunger to tell a story.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Looking for love during Lunar New Year
Kick off the Year of the Snake with two romances: Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen, and Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham.
(Image credit: Louise Delmotte)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
‘Dean of American Historians’: Ken Burns on William E. Leuchtenburg
One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Stephan Thernstrom, Leading Critic of Affirmative Action, Dies at 90
A prizewinning historian, he, along and his wife, Abigail, was a conservative opponent of racial preferences, favoring school choice and voucher programs instead.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and shaped the postwar years.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Superbloom,’ by Nicholas Carr; ‘The Sirens’ Call,’ by Chris Hayes
“Superbloom,” by Nicholas Carr, and “The Sirens’ Call,” by the MSNBC host Chris Hayes, argue that we are ill equipped to handle the infinite scroll of the information age.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘Talk,’ by Alison Wood Brooks
In “Talk,” Alison Wood Brooks mines years of data to optimize your conversations.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Book Review: ‘The Suicides,’ by Antonio Di Benedetto
Antonio Di Benedetto’s characters are repellent and constantly frustrated. Why are they so captivating?
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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