Review: ‘The Age of Innocence,’ by Edith Wharton

This tale of Gilded Age New York City became, in 1921, the first novel by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:14 UTC ]
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Shirley Hughes, children's author and illustrator, dies aged 94

Beloved English author and illustrator behind more than 60 books, including Dogger and the Alfie series, was voted the most popular Kate Greenaway winner in 50 years• Shirley Hughes obituaryShirley Hughes, the author and illustrator whose everyday stories of early childhood cast a happy glow... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-03-02 07:51:03 UTC ]
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Review: Kathryn Davis turned grief into a glimmering memoir like none you've ever read

The novelist Kathryn Davis' memoir, 'Aurelia, Aurélia," is a Virginia Woolf-inspired whoosh of experiences in the aftermath of her husband's death. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-01 18:31:42 UTC ]
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'In Love' Review: A Powerful Memoir About Marriage and Assisted Suicide

In her new book, Amy Bloom writes about loving her husband and helping him to end his life after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-03-01 10:59:23 UTC ]
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February books: The best-reviewed titles of the last month

Of the many February books we reviewed, these are the titles our critics liked best. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-27 12:00:33 UTC ]
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WLT Book Buzz Episode #5 - Black Voices: 41 Books for Everyone of Any Age from Black Joy to History to Empowerment

News and Events Laura and Bunmi celebrate 41 books by Black authors. From Black joy to history to empowerment, the books on this list provide affirming messages for children and young adults with a special shout-out to NSK Neustadt Prize finalist Jason... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2022-02-24 19:13:40 UTC ]
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In Joel Agee’s wondrous ‘The Stone World’ a boy tries to make sense of life

The range and caliber of Joel Agee's work proves he's much more than the son of the late, Pulitzer-winning James Agee. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-22 12:00:34 UTC ]
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Review: Marlon James' African fantasy saga continues, and the witch has her say

'Moon Witch, Spider King,' the second in Marlon James' incantatory Dark Star trilogy, flips the script on his first novel to tell a woman's side. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-15 14:00:10 UTC ]
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Valve Steam Deck wows reviewers: ‘The most innovative gaming PC in 20 years’

The Steam Deck, Valve’s take on a Switch-style portable PC gaming machine, is perhaps the most anticipated piece of portable hardware since…well, since the Nintendo Switch. So it’s understandable that the technology press is champing at the bit to devour every detail about it, even well before... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2022-02-09 18:09:04 UTC ]
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Review: For expats during COVID, what does home even mean? A new memoir sheds light

In 'Home/Land: A Memoir of Departure and Return,' Rebecca Mead, who returned to England after decades as an expat, asks what it means to be home. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-09 14:00:23 UTC ]
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Valve’s Steam Deck wows reviewers: ‘The most innovative gaming PC in 20 years’

[ PC World | 2022-02-08 14:47:24 UTC ]
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Review: A debut novel of love and privilege that's made for TV

Coco Mellors' 'Cleopatra and Frankenstein' evokes a rich universe in multiple senses, but it feels engineered for a Netflix adaptation. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-04 14:00:54 UTC ]
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Teaching in the Age of Intolerance, by Ilan Stavans

Essay Photo by Miko Guziuk / Unsplash In his newest book, What Is American Literature? (Oxford University Press, 2022), award-winning cultural commentator, translator, and editor Ilan Stavans, the publisher of Restless Books and the Lewis-Sebring... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2022-02-02 19:59:22 UTC ]
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Review: The predator's wife: A dark debut novel with a #MeToo gender twist

Julia May Jonas' "Vladimir" is a thrilling "Lolita" update in which the deliciously wicked narrator is not the male abuser but his wife. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-01 14:00:41 UTC ]
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Chasing History review: Carl Bernstein’s pre-Watergate world

Before he helped bring down Richard Nixon, the reporter grew up in a school of hard knocks. His memoir is a treasureFew reporters are synonymous with their craft. Bob Woodward of the Washington Post is one, his former partner, Carl Bernstein, another. Together, they broke open the Watergate... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-01-16 07:00:43 UTC ]
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8 Books by Queer Writers Who Came of Age in the 90s

The ’90s are back, as if they could ever truly peace out. Between Fear Street and Captain Marvel and the Alanis Morissette musical, the last mostly-offline decade is getting a gargantuan nostalgia polish. For my memoir Sticker—an exploration of my childhood in Charlottesville, Virginia via 20... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2022-01-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in the Media: The Last Emperor of Mexico by Shawcross tops reviews

The most reviewed non-fiction book of the week was The Last Emperor of Mexico by Edward Shawcross (Faber) featuring in the Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 19:34:48 UTC ]
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Chicago Review Press Acquires Interlude Press

Chicago Review Press acquired Interlude Press, a publisher of LGBTQ+ fiction, including YA fiction released under its Duet Books imprint. Interlude has been distributed by CRP's parent company, IPG, since 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How the Founder of Subway Book Review Spends Her Sundays

Uli Beutter Cohen likes to bake, read Tarot cards, call her mother in Germany and spend time with book lovers on the train. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-12-31 10:00:14 UTC ]
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Keri Hulme, New Zealand's first Booker Prize winner, dies aged 74

Keri Hulme, the first New Zealander to win the Booker Prize, has died aged 74 after battling ongoing health conditions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-29 05:10:58 UTC ]
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