Macron Says Booksellers Can Stay Put During Olympic Games
The French president’s decision brought relief to the sellers who have long operated near the Seine, and avoided a standoff.
History, by and of Women
Dabbling in the Anne de Courcy extended universe.
Book Review: ‘Neighbors and Other Stories,’ by Diane Oliver
A story collection from Diane Oliver, who died at 22, locates the strength in Black families surviving their separate but equal surroundings.
Book Review: ‘A Map of Future Ruins,’ by Lauren Markham
A devastating 2020 fire on the island of Lesbos is the springboard for a meditation on origin stories, borders and migration in Lauren Markham’s “A Map of Future Ruins.”
Lucy Sante Discusses Her Memoir and Her Gender Transition
In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender transition in her late 60s.
Looking for love? You'll find it in 2024 in these 10 romance novels
While many of us are thinking of love this Valentine's Day, here are some of the best romance novels hitting shelves in the first half of the year to help plan your reading tour de romance in 2024.
Looking for love? You'll find it in 2024 in these 10 romance novels
While many of us are thinking of love this Valentine's Day, here are some of the best romance novels hitting shelves in the first half of the year to help plan your reading tour de romance in 2024.
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'I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both' is a rare, genuinely successful rock novel
Mariah Stovall manages to convey the essence of punk and emo through the prose itself; this is an excellent novel, compassionate and filled with a sparkling intelligence about the human condition.
'I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both' is a rare, genuinely successful rock novel
Mariah Stovall manages to convey the essence of punk and emo through the prose itself; this is an excellent novel, compassionate and filled with a sparkling intelligence about the human condition.
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Book Review: ‘Smoke and Ashes,’ by Amitav Ghosh
In “Smoke and Ashes,” Amitav Ghosh sources the colonial roots of a crisis.
New Romance Books to Read in February
If you’re craving comfort — or connection — pick up one of these books.
Book Review: ‘The Hammer,’ by Hamilton Nolan
“The Hammer” offers portraits of organizing efforts from around the country at a time when the future of union power has reached an inflection point.
Book Review: ‘What Have We Here?,’ by Billy Dee Williams
His charming memoir “What Have We Here?” traces the path from a Harlem childhood to “Star Wars,” while lamenting the roles that never came his way.
Book Review: ‘The Blueprint,’ by Rae Giana Rashad
Rae Giana Rashad imagines an alternate America in her first novel, “The Blueprint.”
'Fourteen Days' is a time capsule of people's efforts to connect during the pandemic
The novel is an ambitious project, written by 36 authors yet achieving a unified voice of sorts, as every character narrates their story simply, casually, allowing themselves digressions and asides.
'Fourteen Days' is a time capsule of people's efforts to connect during the pandemic
The book is an ambitious project, written by 36 authors yet achieving a unified voice of sorts, as every character narrates their story simply, casually, allowing themselves digressions and asides.
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Book Review: ‘The Freaks Came Out to Write,’ by Tricia Romano
“The Freaks Came Out to Write” is an oral history of America’s most important alternative weekly.
Book Review: ‘Brought Forth on This Continent,’ by Harold Holzer; ‘The Last Ships From Hamburg,’ by Steven Ujifusa.
In “Brought Forth on This Continent” and “The Last Ships From Hamburg,” people fleeing violence and famine meet resistance in the United States.
Book Review: ‘The Book of Love,’ by Kelly Link
In “The Book of Love,” the Pulitzer finalist and master of short stories pushes our understanding of what a fantasy novel can be.
Ellen Gilchrist, Writer With an Eye on the South’s Foibles, Dies at 88
In her novels and story collections, she took a sharp, lightly ironic look at the class from which she came, the Southern upper bourgeoisie.
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