The ‘Profusely Illustrated’ Life of Edward Sorel
The legendary illustrator has written a memoir, which tells the story of his Bronx youth through a varied career at the center of the New York media world.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Newly Published, From ‘Shaun of the Dead’ to Patricia Highsmith
A selection of books published this week.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Algorithm That Could Take Us Inside Shakespeare’s Mind
Machine learning programs have recently made huge advances. Stephen Marche tested one against Shakespeare’s collected works, to see if it could help him figure out which of the several versions of Hamlet’s soliloquy was most likely what the playwright intended.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
My Book Was Censored in China. Now It’s Blacklisted — in Texas
Andrew Solomon never expected his books to come under threat in America. But as he writes in this essay, attacks on books are on the rise here, and one of his is under investigation by a state legislature.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Ann Patchett reflects on love and relationships in new essay collection
Even when nominally about something else, the essays in These Precious Days are about the weight and grief of relationships. "I was asking what mattered most in this precarious and precious life."
(Image credit: Harper)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Mystics, Monsters and the Macabre: Visual Books Honor the Occult
For anyone who believes in spirits unseen, three new titles on Voodoo dolls, tarot cards and flying witches.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Mario Vargas Llosa and the Age of the Strongman
His novel “Harsh Times” examines power and conspiracy at a crucial point in Latin American history.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
New Political Thrillers Head to the Brink of Disaster (and Dive In)
“Never,” “Damascus Station” and “The Days to Come” imagine global crises and the spies and politicians trying to solve them.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Mystics, Monsters and the Macabre: Visual Books Honor the Occult
For anyone who believes in spirits unseen, three new titles on Voodoo dolls, tarot cards and flying witches.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Warriors of History and Legend
Three new books examine the truths and myths surrounding the Spartans, the Vikings and the Spanish conquistadors.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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