Category: Books and Literature

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.
Book Review: ‘Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography,’ by Staci Robinson

Access to the late rapper’s journals gives Staci Robinson’s authorized biography a rare intimacy, without delving deeply into his music.
Britney Spears Timeline, From the Conservatorship to Her Memoir

Before the pop star releases her memoir next week, here’s a look back at her life since the guardianship controlling her affairs was terminated in 2021.
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.
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.
‘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?
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.
Gen Z Americans Embrace Nostalgia With Miffy, the Dutch Bunny

Hordes of young adults in North America are embracing joy and childhood nostalgia with Miffy, a poker-faced, fictional, Dutch bunny.
Jada Pinkett Smith on Will Smith, Chris Rock and Her New Book, ‘Worthy’

In her new memoir, “Worthy,” she answers big questions, poses others to readers and sets the record straight on her marriage to Will Smith.
Book Review: ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios,’ by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzalez and Gavin Edwards

“The Reign of Marvel Studios” captures how movies based on comic-book properties came to dominate pop culture. At least until now.
How the Queen of Denmark Shaped the Look of Netflix’s “Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction”

“Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction,” a new fantasy dramedy on Netflix, had Queen Margrethe II of Denmark as its costume and production designer.
Terence Davies, 77, Dies; Filmmaker Mined Literature and His Own Life

With a poetic sensibility, “Distant Voices, Still Lives” echoed his Liverpool upbringing, and “The House of Mirth” put Edith Wharton’s novel on the screen.