Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100
He was best known for his 1969 book “Akenfield,” but he was also beloved for his many essays and columns about rural life in his native Suffolk.
Bob Orben, One-Man Gag Factory and Speechwriter, Dies at 95
He wrote tens of thousands of jokes in his career. Among those who told them were Dick Gregory, Jack Paar, Red Skelton — and, for a while, President Gerald R. Ford.
Book Review: ‘Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical,’ by Laurie Winer
Laurie Winer’s new book, “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical,” takes the measure of Sondheim’s mentor and spiritual godfather.
Book Review: ‘The Declassification Engine,’ by Matthew Connelly
In “The Declassification Engine,” Matthew Connelly traces the evolution of America’s obsession with secrecy and the alarming implications for our understanding of the past.
Charles Silverstein, 87, Dies; Helped Destigmatize Homosexuality
He was at the forefront in persuading the American Psychiatric Association to reassess its classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder.
Ted Bell, Creative Adman Turned Author of Thrillers, Dies at 76
In midcareer, having worked for the biggest agencies, he quit to conjure up best sellers about a British spy named Alex Hawke, who was likened to James Bond.
Book Review: ‘Skull Water,’ by Heinz Insu Fenkl
In Heinz Insu Fenkl’s autobiographical novel “Skull Water,” a 1970s teenager suffers a grief that connects him to his forebears.
Overlooked No More: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Poet and Suffragist
One of the best-known Black poets of the 19th century, she was also a renowned orator who spoke about the rights of women and formerly enslaved people.
Book Review: ‘Western Lane,’ by Chetna Maroo
In Chetna Maroo’s debut novel, “Western Lane,” an adolescent girl mourns the death of her mother in the empty reverberations between points.
Book Review: ‘Why Trying to Return Home,” by Jennifer Maritza McCauley
The stories in Jennifer Maritza McCauley’s “When Trying to Return Home” range from present-day Puerto Rico to St. Louis in the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education.
Book Review: ‘Eastbound,’ by Maylis de Kerangal
In Maylis de Kerangal’s novel “Eastbound,” a young conscript becomes a hunted man in a very tight space.
Book Review: ‘My Nemesis,’ by Charmaine Craig
A bicoastal “friendship” between two couples culminates in accusations and tragedy in Charmaine Craig’s novel “My Nemesis.”
Essential Colette Books
The author, considered by some to be the greatest French writer of her time, played with words and convention. Here’s where to start with her work.
A Trailblazing Black Cartoonist’s Work: ‘It’s Unapologetic, and It’s the Truth’
Barbara Brandon-Croft’s series “Where I’m Coming From” was the first by a Black female cartoonist to be picked up by a major national syndicate. Her strips, now collected in a book, got plenty right about how we still live today.
Book Review: ‘Holding Fire,’ by Bryce Andrews
In his memoir “Holding Fire,” Bryce Andrews confronts the violence and guilt of past generations.
Book Review: ‘Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop,’ by Martin Puchner
Martin Puchner’s new book is a forceful rebuke to those who argue that culture can be owned by groups, nations, religions or races.
Book Review: ‘The Unfortunates,’ by J K Chukwu
J K Chukwu wrote “The Unfortunates,” her playful, powerful debut novel, in the form of an academic thesis.
Mieko Kawakami Is a Feminist Icon in Japan. She Has Other Ambitions.
Will the Japanese novelist Mieko Kawakami’s stark explorations of class translate to American readers?
Review: ‘A Hacker’s Mind,’ by Bruce Schneier
In “A Hacker’s Mind,” Bruce Schneier goes beyond the black-hoodie clichés.
Review: ‘Lives of the Wives,’ by Carmela Ciuraru
Carmela Ciuraru’s “Lives of the Wives” explores five literary unions fraught with resentment, ego and abysmal behavior.
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