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Book Review: ‘A Complicated Passion,’ by Carrie Rickey

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:02am

A new biography surveys the prolific and pioneering career of the filmmaker Agnès Varda.

Book Review: ‘A Complicated Passion,’ by Carrie Rickey

New York Times Book News - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:02am

A new biography surveys the prolific and pioneering career of the filmmaker Agnès Varda.

Baldwin’s ‘Blues for Mister Charlie,’ 60 Years After It Hit Broadway

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:01am

On the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth, a look at this revolutionary work that was a playwriting milestone for him.

Baldwin’s ‘Blues for Mister Charlie,’ 60 Years After It Hit Broadway

New York Times Book News - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:01am

On the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth, a look at this revolutionary work that was a playwriting milestone for him.

More States Are Passing Book Banning Rules. Here’s What They Say.

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:01am

Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level.

More States Are Passing Book Banning Rules. Here’s What They Say.

New York Times Book News - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:01am

Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level.

15 New Books Coming in August

NY Times Book Reviews - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:00am

New novels by Elif Shafak and Casey McQuiston, a biography of a gay cultural icon, a dystopian tale of A.I. gone awry — and more.

15 New Books Coming in August

New York Times Book News - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:00am

New novels by Elif Shafak and Casey McQuiston, a biography of a gay cultural icon, a dystopian tale of A.I. gone awry — and more.

Edna O’Brien: An Appreciation

New York Times Book News - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 4:33pm

Her fiction delivered searing, candid portraits of Irish society through the prism of female friendship.

Edna O’Brien: An Appreciation

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 4:02pm

Her fiction delivered searing, candid portraits of Irish society through the prism of female friendship.

James C. Scott, Iconoclastic Social Scientist, Dies at 87

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 3:21pm

In influential books, he questioned top-down government programs and extolled the power of the powerless, embracing a form of anarchism.

James C. Scott, Iconoclastic Social Scientist, Dies at 87

New York Times Book News - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 3:21pm

In influential books, he questioned top-down government programs and extolled the power of the powerless, embracing a form of anarchism.

Edna O’Brien, Writer Who Gave Voice to Women’s Passions, Dies at 93

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 1:49pm

Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.

Edna O’Brien, Writer Who Gave Voice to Women’s Passions, Dies at 93

New York Times Book News - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 1:49pm

Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.

Jill Schary Robinson, Who Wrote of Her Hollywood Upbringing, Dies at 88

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 1:47pm

A screenwriter’s daughter, she grew up in the glittering world of privilege and its contradictions, which became rich material for her memoirs and novels.

Jill Schary Robinson, Who Wrote of Her Hollywood Upbringing, Dies at 88

New York Times Book News - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 1:47pm

A screenwriter’s daughter, she grew up in the glittering world of privilege and its contradictions, which became rich material for her memoirs and novels.

Book Review: ‘Seeing Through,’ by Ricky Ian Gordon

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 5:00am

In “Seeing Through,” the prolific composer Ricky Ian Gordon shares the heroes, monsters, obsessions and fetishes that drive his art and fuel a dizzying life.

Book Review: ‘Seeing Through,’ by Ricky Ian Gordon

New York Times Book News - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 5:00am

In “Seeing Through,” the prolific composer Ricky Ian Gordon shares the heroes, monsters, obsessions and fetishes that drive his art and fuel a dizzying life.

Book Review: ‘We Burn Daylight,’ by Bret Anthony Johnston

NY Times Book Reviews - Sun, 07/28/2024 - 5:00am

An infamous 1993 siege provides the backdrop for Bret Anthony Johnston’s novel about star-crossed lovers.

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