Critic Eileen Battersby dies following car crash

The former Irish Times literary correspondent Eileen Battersby has died aged 60 following a car crash in County Meath this weekend. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her memoir “The Critic’s Daughter,” Priscilla Gilman recounts her life with intensely intellectual — and very different — parents. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97

His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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An Elegy to a Pluralistic, Polyglot India Wins Readers and Critics in the West

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Jean Anderson, 93, Exacting and Encyclopedic Cookbook Author, Dies

Her 1,300-page “Doubleday Cookbook” was a rival to “The Joy of Cooking,” and her rigorously tested recipes taught generations of home cooks. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Jack Macrae, Former Holt Editor-in-Chief and Respected Publisher, Dies

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2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists Announced

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Victor Navasky, award-winning author and editor of the Nation, dies at 90

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Chuck Morrell, Sales Rep for Doubleday and St. Martin's, Dies at 88

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5 boundary-pushing laptops I’m dying to get my hands on in 2023

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Jean Paré, Best-Selling ‘Everyday’ Cookbook Author, Dies at 95

With easy-to-follow recipes developed in her native Canada, she became one of the world’s top cookbook authors, publishing more than 30 million copies. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Patricia Holt, 'Chronicle' Book Editor and PW Correspondent, Dies at 78

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Beaton’s ‘Ducks’ Tops PW’s 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll

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