Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.
Category: Writing and Writers
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Cynthia Erivo on Her Favorite Books, “Wicked” and Her New Memoir
“I have to be still for a certain amount of time,” says the “Wicked” star and author of “Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much.”
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Daniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72
His tales of violence and squalor in his native Ozarks had the timeless quality of fables and inspired several movies.
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Movies Written by Tom Stoppard to Stream
Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.
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Why Japan Exiled a Film About Yukio Mishima for 40 Years
“Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.
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John Russell Taylor, 90, Dies; Cultural Critic and Hitchcock Biographer
A prolific journalist and author, he wrote the only authorized biography of Alfred Hitchcock and heaped early praise on the future Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
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John Irving Talks About ‘Queen Esther,’ Trump and Why He Can’t Stop Writing
The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.
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Horror Movie Producer Jason Blum on His Favorite Books
In “Horror’s New Wave,” Jason Blum celebrates 15 years of unnerving audiences. His advice to publishers: “Sometimes it’s good to rely on your gut.”
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Seth Meyers, Emma Roberts and More Stars Gather for Inaugural Tom Wolfe Literary Prizes
Celebrities, authors and journalists filled the Waverly Inn on Tuesday for the type of party, one guest said, that keeps New York a “home to writers.”
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Alfa-Betty Olsen, Behind-the-Scenes ‘Comic Conspirator,’ Dies at 88
After quietly helping Mel Brooks set the irreverent tone on “Get Smart” and “The Producers,” she had a long collaboration as a writer with the actor and humorist Marshall Efron.
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Hagfish Doesn’t Forget About ‘Forgotten’ Female Authors
Hagfish is a small press focused on out-of-print and obscure books by women. But it’s flexible on all of those things.