Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Robert Caro’s The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Fact #1). The book remains incredibly popular—it’s currently in its 74th printing and has has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback (#2), despite Caro initially... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-16 16:00:08 UTC ]
National Book Award longlist week, historical fiction and the literary canon, THE POWER BROKER at 50, and more in this week's biggest book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-14 16:03:33 UTC ]
Robert Caro’s mammoth study of the urban planner Robert Moses is coming out as an e-book this month, on the 50th anniversary of the biography’s publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-09-12 12:39:45 UTC ]
The Power Broker at 50, and new book cover trend, and remembering Steve Silberman in today's book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-11 16:35:46 UTC ]
American editor who worked with many celebrated authors including Anthony Burgess, Doris Lessing and Joseph HellerRobert Gottlieb, who has died age 92, was the outstanding literary editor of the second half of the 20th century. Among the renowned novelists he worked with were Doris Lessing, Toni... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-06-26 16:14:17 UTC ]
This summer, Akashic Books is placing its faith in a 1,000+ page book about Robert Moses not called 'The Power Broker.' And if preorders of Arthur Nerserian's 'The Five Books of (Robert) Moses' are any indication, that faith is well-placed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-27 04:00:00 UTC ]