Jon Fosse Receives Nobel Prize in Literature Image Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 1:26 PM Description Long a favorite to receive the award, Fosse has found acclaim for work that explores mortality and religion, and radiates serenity.
Echo Brown, Young Adult Author and Performer, Is Dead at 39 Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 1:01 PM Description A one-woman show that used her date with a white hipster to talk about life, race, love and sex, led an editor to sign her to write two novels.
Book Review: ‘Brutalities,’ by Margo Steines Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 10:47 AM Description In “Brutalities: A Love Story,” Margo Steines chronicles her lifelong fixation with being hurt — and shows herself some compassion.
A Guide to Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse’s Novels and Plays Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 8:40 AM Description His writing is spare and existential, often focusing on the interior lives of rather solitary characters.
A Guide to Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse’s Books and Plays Image Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 8:40 AM Description His writing is spare and existential, often focusing on the interior lives of rather solitary characters.
What Can Writers Learn From Turtles? Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 3:02 AM Description While doing rescue work with snappers and tortoises, Sy Montgomery made a few observations that could come in handy in the literary world.
Interview: Banana Yoshimoto Image Date Thursday, October 05, 2023 - 3:00 AM Description “I love it when I don’t have any plans the next day and end up reading until daybreak because I can’t sleep,” says the author, whose new novel is “The Premonition.” “It’s the best feeling.”
‘Going Infinite’ Review: Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam-Bankman Fried Image Date Wednesday, October 04, 2023 - 4:49 PM Description “Going Infinite,” Lewis’s new book about the disgraced crypto billionaire, defies the author’s winning formula of upbeat narratives and unsung genius.
Book Review: ‘The Controversialist,’ by Martin Peretz Date Wednesday, October 04, 2023 - 9:44 AM Description In his memoir “The Controversialist,” Martin Peretz reflects on his long tenure as publisher and editor of The New Republic.
Book Review: ‘Menewood,’ by Nicola Griffith Date Wednesday, October 04, 2023 - 9:37 AM Description “Menewood” continues Nicola Griffith’s epic portrayal of the abbess Hild of Whitby.