For 25 years, American culture has used her body to determine a woman’s worth. In “The Woman in Me,” she asks us to take a second look.
Category: Books and Literature
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‘Maid’ Pulled Stephanie Land Out of Poverty. She Still Worries About Money
Despite writing a best seller that became a hit Netflix series, Ms. Land says she still worries about her job security.
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Rock Brynner, Son of Hollywood Royalty Who Cut His Own Path, Dies at 76
The only male child of the actor Yul Brynner, he built a peripatetic career as a writer, historian, novelist, playwright — and roadie for the Band.
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Natalie Zemon Davis, Historian of the Marginalized, Dies at 94
She wrote of peasants, unsung women, border crossers and, most popularly, Martin Guerre, a 16th-century village impostor recalled in a 1980s movie.
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Vincent Patrick, Chronicler of Hustlers and Mobsters, Dies at 88
A novelist and screenwriter, he wrote “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and “Family Business” and brought them both to the big screen.
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Thurston Moore on His ‘Sonic Life’
He helped change the trajectory of rock music with Sonic Youth. But in his new memoir, “Sonic Life,” he’d rather talk about the musicians who enriched his world.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?
He wanted to pay for everything. Why couldn’t Deanna Fei accept his offer?
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Britney Spears Writes of Having Abortion While Dating Justin Timberlake
The pop star included the detail in her upcoming memoir “The Woman in Me”; Timberlake did not immediately respond.