In TikToks and a New Memoir, Sister Monica Clare Puts a Refreshing Spin on Religious Life
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.
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Book Review: ‘The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood,’ by Matthew Specktor
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.
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‘The Interview’: Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society
The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.
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What Facing Cancer Taught Me About Fear
There’s something on the other side.
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When Kristen Kish, ‘Top Chef’ Host, Hits the Mute Button
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.
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Book Review: New Horror Books
Our columnist reviews this month’s releases.
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At 13, Charlotte Brontë Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be
An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn’t perfect.
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Book Club: Let’s Talk About Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’
This off-kilter coming-of-age novel about one boy growing up in New York in the 1980s is detailed, digressive and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather.
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Book Club: Read ‘The Safekeep,’ by Yael van der Wouden, With the Book Review
In May, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Safekeep,” Yael van der Wouden’s novel about a woman wrapped up in a historical drama and a forbidden romance.
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