Category: Books and Literature

Rachel Cusk on Her Novel ‘Life of M,’ Gossip and Natalie Portman

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She wanted a “vacation” from herself, so she wrote a novel about a celebrity whose life bears a striking resemblance to Natalie Portman’s. Now it’s tabloid fodder.
Columnist Ross Barkan Apologizes Amid Plagiarism Scandal

The New York Times – Business:
Mr. Barkan, who has written for New York magazine and The New York Times, said he had “never intended to crib from anyone’s work.”
Stefan Zweig’s Former Home, Paschinger Schlössl, Is Again For Sale in Salzburg

The New York Times – Music:
The former home of Stefan Zweig, the Jewish Austrian writer, is unexpectedly for sale.
Hayden Panettiere Discusses Addiction, Loss, Childhood Fame and Her Memoir

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Her mother put her on TV at 11 months old. She lost custody of her own daughter. The “Nashville” star has a lot to reckon with in her new memoir.
Quit Lit

The New York Times – On the Runway:
There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.
His Book Says He Planned Tupac’s Murder. Now He Says It Was Fiction.

The New York Times – Music:
Duane Davis’s book boasted of his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur. The memoir, which he now disavows, has become prime evidence in his murder trial, which starts this week.
MacKenzie Scott Steps Back Into Spotlight With New Book

The New York Times – Business:
She posted four pages of a manuscript on a newly started Substack newsletter on Saturday and said that the novel would be released serially throughout August.
The Sexy Magazine You Really Will Read for the Articles

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Erotic Review is a refined publication for a different age.
John Carpenter Found a New Way to Give You Nightmares

The New York Times – Music:
The director of slasher films that defined horror from the 1970s through the ’90s realizes his latest work, “Cathedral,” as both a graphic novel and a hard-rock album.
Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.
Cambridge Professor Jason Arday’s Work Challenged Ahead of Book Launch

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A knife-wielding masked man. A pig’s head outside his parents’ door. Running 30 marathons in 35 days. The Cambridge professor Jason Arday, accused of plagiarism, says he’s been through it all. Not everyone believes him.
Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The finest trick of his “Odyssey” is smuggling the core of Judeo-Christian ethics into an ancient Greek epic.