Book Review: ‘Courting India’ by Nandini Das
England’s first foray into India, as Nandini Das details in “Courting India,” was far from successful.
Book Review: ‘Courting India’ by Nandini Das
England’s first foray into India, as Nandini Das details in “Courting India,” was far from successful.
In ‘Hamnet,’ Shakespeare’s Wife Takes the Stage, at Last
A Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s hit novel gives voice and agency to a historical character we know little about.
Book Review: “Bea Wolf,” by Zach Weinersmith, illustrated by Boulet, and “Mulysses,” by Øyvind Torseter
Bea Wolf is a sugar-hyped, nap-deprived, battle-ready child; Mulysses is a mule.
Book Review: ‘Bruno Schulz,’ by Benjamin Balint
A new book asks: To whom do the surviving remnants of the Jewish artist’s output — including murals he was forced to paint for a Nazi’s home — belong?
Book Review: “Bea Wolf,” by Zach Weinersmith, illustrated by Boulet, and “Mulysses,” by Øyvind Torseter
Bea Wolf is a sugar-hyped, nap-deprived, battle-ready child; Mulysses is a mule.
Book Review: ‘Bruno Schulz,’ by Benjamin Balint
A new book asks: To whom do the surviving remnants of the Jewish artist’s output — including murals he was forced to paint for a Nazi’s home — belong?
New Translations Explore Brazil’s ‘Endless and Unfinished’ Character
Two translations bring canonical works by Mário de Andrade into English, allowing a glimpse into the author’s “problematic sense of belonging.”
Review: In ‘The Wife of Willesden,’ a Literary Marriage Falters
Zadie Smith brings her first play, an adaptation of Chaucer’s the Wife of Bath tale, to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
123 Read & Sing
Open to ages 1 1/2 - 5 and their caregivers. Registration required.Children
and their grownups will be ready for the day after this late morning
story hour filled with great books, songs, and play.Face masks are optional, but social distancing is still in effect.We ask that guardians please remain present with children
during the event. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Thursday Family Storytime
Open to all ages. Registration required. Songs, stories, and oh so much fun! We ask that guardians please remain present with children age 9 and under during the event. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Crochet Group
Open to adults and teens. Registration required. Join our dedicated crafting group. If you do any type of needle craft, this is your club. Learn and practice your craft in a fun and welcoming environment.Face masks are optional. but social distancing is still in effect.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Game On!
Open to adults. Registration required. Disconnect from the screen and connect over board games! Learn a new game or play an old favorite like: Scrabble, Checkers, Monopoly, and more. Hosted by staff, this is a great way to socialize and have fun. Munchies included. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Jane LaTour, Fighter for Women in Labor Unions, Dies at 76
No stranger to blue-collar work herself, she pushed for equality in male-dominated unions and as a writer chronicled the struggles of “sisters in the brotherhoods.”
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: ‘George VI and Elizabeth’ by Sally Bedell-Smith
Sally Bedell Smith’s “George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Shaped the Monarchy” explores a wholly different epoch in the Windsor saga.
Book Review: ‘George VI and Elizabeth’ by Sally Bedell-Smith
Sally Bedell Smith’s “George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Shaped the Monarchy” explores a wholly different epoch in the Windsor saga.
‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Review: A Different Kind of Oil Boom
A book that proposed violent action in response to the climate crisis becomes a propulsive heist thriller.
'The House Is on Fire' spotlights privilege, sexism, and racism in the 1800s
Rachel Beanland's historical novel chronicles the burning of a theater and its aftermath in Virginia in 1811, while also tackling the rampant racism and misogyny of the times in the process.
(Image credit: Simon & Schuster)
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