An event at L.A.’s Chateau Marmont celebrated an upcoming book about Eve Babitz and Joan Didion, two writers who documented the magic of California.
Category: Books and Literature
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: He Saved Me. Now It Was My Turn to Save Him.
They say it’s a bad idea to start a new relationship when you’re fighting an addiction, but Laura Cathcart Robbins decided she had to break the rules.
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‘The Great Gatsby’ Inspires a Pen Collection
For the first time, Montblanc has chosen a fictional character, Jay Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920s novel, as its honoree.
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6 New Books With a Bit of Glitter
Indian diamonds, pearls and the glow of gold are among the topics of these recent publications.
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Book Review: ‘The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.,’ by Peter Ames Carlin
In a new biography, Peter Ames Carlin chronicles the rise of an indispensable band and the evolution of its music.
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Book Review: ‘Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music,’ by Rob Sheffield
In “Heartbreak Is the National Anthem,” Rob Sheffield chronicles how Taylor Swift has made fans, foes and even journalists part of her story.
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Read Your Way Through Shanghai
Shanghai straddles the past and the future, a dizzying prism of many histories and cultures. The poet Sally Wen Mao shares books that illuminate this cosmopolitan city.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Bridget Everett Says a Best Friend Can Be Your Greatest Love
The “Somebody Somewhere” star is tired of the same old love stories.
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John Leguizamo on His Play, ‘The Other Americans,’ and Latino Representation
The actor discusses his new play, “The Other Americans,” feeling underappreciated as a dramatist, and Latino representation.
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After 40 Years, the Pizza Hut Book It! Kids Are All Right
Pizza Hut’s Book It! literacy program, founded in 1984, has reached more than 70 million students — and counts the radio host Charlamagne Tha God among its fans.
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Charles Brandt, Whose Book Inspired ‘The Irishman,’ Dies at 82
“I Heard You Paint Houses,” his true-crime best seller about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, was brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.
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Tish Weinstock on Her New Book, ‘How to Be a Goth’
The beauty editor Tish Weinstock wrote a book about “undead style.”