The artist Didier William envisions new releases by Victor LaValle, Mona Simpson and more.
Category: Books and Literature
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Book Review: ‘Y/N,’ by Esther Yi
In Esther Yi’s weird and wondrous ‘Y/N,’ a bored young woman in thrall to a boy band buys a one-way ticket to Seoul.
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Overlooked No More: Dilys Winn, Who Brought Murder and Mystery to Manhattan
She opened Murder Ink, believed to be the nation’s first mystery bookstore, and brought fans together through interactive whodunits and other events.
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How to Read the Oscars Red Carpet
Tracking the history of moviedom’s biggest night, a new book examines the glamour, societal changes and bloopers embodied in 95 years of step-and-repeat.
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4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments
New reading relates the history of mirrors, patchwork and a monumental teahouse, plus the struggle to make design more just.
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The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know
A guide to some of the undervalued 20th-century works that testify to the richness of the Black American literary archive.
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Judy Blume Finally Got a ‘Yes’ From Hollywood
Decades after she first discussed translating her work to film and television, the Blume-aissance is upon us. All it needed was for Judy Blume fans to take charge in the entertainment industry.
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‘Media Men’ List Defamation Lawsuit Ends in a Settlement
Stephen Elliott, whose name appeared on a crowdsourced document containing allegations of misconduct against male writers and editors, filed his defamation suit against the list’s creator and its contributors in 2018.
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‘The Outsiders’ Review: Growing Pains Both Brutal and Poetic
At La Jolla Playhouse, the musical adaptation of the novel and film has considerable appeal, but is weighed down by too many characters and themes.
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Could the Next Great Author Be a Robot? We Asked (Human) Writers.
At the PEN America Literary Awards, David Sedaris, Judith Thurman and others discussed the role A.I. could play in literature.