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 ]
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 ]
When director Lizzie Gottlieb set out to explore the remarkable partnership between her father, celebrated book editor Robert Gottlieb, and the preeminent political biographer Robert Caro for her new documentary Turn Every Page, she knew being impartial was not only impossible, it was beside the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-23 09:58:01 UTC ]
Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, highlights memorable episodes from her eight years hosting the show, including conversations with Robert Caro, Isabel Wilkerson, James McBride and others. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-04-14 13:30:36 UTC ]
Historian Robert Caro shares some important lessons learned in his new audiobook 'On Power.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation will present lifetime achievement awards to Robert A. Caro, the journalist and biographer, and Cave Canem, the literary center dedicated to black American poetry, at the National Book Awards ceremony on November 16 in New York. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Critics Circle honored works such as 'Far From the Tree' by Andrew Solomon and 'The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson' by Robert Caro during their 2012 awards ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]