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A founding editor of People, he also served as editor in chief of Little, Brown and produced films. But his public image was defined by a 1952 story for Life.

Book Review: ‘Everything Is Tuberculosis,’ by John Green

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 5:03am

In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and compassion of humans.”

Interview: Nell Zink on ‘Sister Europe’ and Her Reading Life

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 5:00am

Working to cover rent and insurance, “I turned out a two-page story every three months,” she says. “At that rate a novel would take 25 years.” She lives in Germany, the setting of her sixth, “Sister Europe.”

Book Review: ‘Unshrunk,’ by Laura Delano

NY Times Book Reviews - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 5:00am

In “Unshrunk,” Laura Delano chronicles her struggles with mental illness — and the endless parade of pills meant to treat it.

Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' is an American epic — and well worth the wait

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:27pm

Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel in nearly 15 years. It follows a "Prairie Witch" in Dust Bowl-era Nebraska.

Book Review: ‘The Maverick’s Museum,’ by Blake Gopnik

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/19/2025 - 10:13am

In “The Maverick’s Museum,” Blake Gopnik presents the contradictory, intriguing, infuriating man behind the Barnes Collection.

A Dyslexic Comedian Walks Into a Recording Booth …

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/19/2025 - 10:00am

Writing a memoir was no laughing matter for Phil Hanley. Narrating the audiobook took 16 sessions, 64 hours and a supportive audience.

Book Review: ‘On Breathing,’ by Jamieson Webster

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00am

In a new book, the psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster considers how the air we share connects us to others.

Book Review: ‘The Haunting of Room 904,’ by Erika T. Wurth

NY Times Book Reviews - Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00am

In “The Haunting of Room 904,” a woman who can commune with spirits is pulled into a sweeping conspiracy tied to a Native American massacre.

Biography and Memoir: March 2025

LibraryAware - Wed, 03/19/2025 - 4:00am

Walk a mile in someone else's shoes -- immerse yourself in the lives of the famous, the infamous, and the ever intriguing. Monthly.

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