Gail Lumet Buckley, Chronicler of Black Family History, Dies at 86
She wrote two books about multiple generations of her forebears, including her mother, Lena Horne.
The Book Review Book Club: “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” by Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love?
The Book Review Book Club: “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” by Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love?
He Wrote a Story About Joy, Then Built a Tiny World to Match
Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and toothpicks.
He Wrote a Story About Joy, Then Built a Tiny World to Match
Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required time, patience and toothpicks.
4 New Horror Novels Full of Ghosts, Monsters and Other Terrors
Our columnist reviews July’s horror releases.
Book Review: ‘Tree. Table. Book,’ by Lois Lowry, and ‘Not Nothing,’ by Gayle Forman
“Tree. Table. Book” and “Not Nothing” feature young people whose friendships with the very old unlock fading memories.
Book Review: ‘Tree. Table. Book,’ by Lois Lowry, and ‘Not Nothing,’ by Gayle Forman
“Tree. Table. Book” and “Not Nothing” feature young people whose friendships with the very old unlock fading memories.
4 New Horror Novels Full of Ghosts, Monsters and Other Terrors
Our columnist reviews July’s horror releases.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Stephen Graham Jones, Author of “I Was a Teenage Slasher,” on His Reading Life
“It’s nice to work with faculty without that inbuilt prejudice against genre,” says the author of “I Was a Teenage Slasher.” “Or, I’m a little bit tall, so it’s tricky to look down your nose at me.”
Stephen Graham Jones, Author of “I Was a Teenage Slasher,” on His Reading Life
“It’s nice to work with faculty without that inbuilt prejudice against genre,” says the author of “I Was a Teenage Slasher.” “Or, I’m a little bit tall, so it’s tricky to look down your nose at me.”
Lewis H. Lapham, Longtime Editor of Harper’s, Dies at 89
Born into a patrician family, he used Harper’s and later his own Lapham’s Quarterly to denounce what he saw as the hypocrisies and injustices of a spoiled United States.
Scavenger Hunt
07/26/24 @ 9:00am -
07/26/24 @ 4:00pm
Gaskill Park
Mays Landing
Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
Children 9 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Please plan to attend with your child for the entire program.
Drop-offs not permitted.
Guardians must remain present with their children during the event.
Drop-offs are not permitted.
Open to children, teens, and their caregivers. Follow the clues, solve the riddle, and earn a sweet reward. The hunt starts at the circulation desk. This event is weather dependent and will involve venturing into Gaskill Park.
Lewis H. Lapham, Longtime Editor of Harper’s, Dies at 89
Born into a patrician family, he used Harper’s and later his own Lapham’s Quarterly to denounce what he saw as the hypocrisies and injustices of a spoiled United States.
These dictators are different. 'Autocracy, Inc.' explains how
The dictators of today aren't united by ideology, writes Anne Applebaum: They operate like companies, focused on preserving their wealth, repressing their people and maintaining power at all costs.
(Image credit: Sam Yeh)
'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S.
Dinaw Mengestu's ingenuity and eloquence as a writer are on display in this novel about an Ethiopian American man who returns home only to learn that his father has just died.
(Image credit: Penguin Random House)
Rosa Ross, Late-Blooming Author of Asian Cookbooks, Dies at 86
She was, she said, unable to cook a basic meal into her mid-20s. But she went on to a successful career as a restaurateur and an authority on Asian cuisine.
Rosa Ross, Late-Blooming Author of Asian Cookbooks, Dies at 86
She was, she said, unable to cook a basic meal into her mid-20s. But she went on to a successful career as a restaurateur and an authority on Asian cuisine.
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