She had success with a play about abortion in 2001, and in 2015 wrote the libretto for the opera “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird.”
Category: Writing and Writers
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Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68
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Dave Whitlock, a Star of the Fly-Fishing World, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Sports:Known for the flies he created and for the eloquent way he chronicled his adventures in streams and rivers, he was, one editor said, “Everyman’s fly-fishing mentor.”
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The Hardy Tree, a Beloved Fixture of a London Cemetery, Topples Over
The New York Times – Travel:The tree, named after the author Thomas Hardy, was surrounded by 18th- and 19th-century gravestones. It was a popular site for locals and tourists.
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Jenna Bush Hager Is Making a List. Authors Are Obsessed With It.
The New York Times – Business:She was born into a life in the public eye. Then she chose to go on morning TV.
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Read Your Way Through Edinburgh
The New York Times – Travel:Edinburgh calls to readers, its pearl-grey skies urging them to curl up with a book. Maggie O’Farrell, the author of “Hamnet,” suggests reading that best reflects her city.
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Streaming’s Golden Age Is Suddenly Dimming
The New York Times – Business:After years of breakneck growth, the number of scripted TV series orders made by networks and streamers is in decline.
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Book Review: ‘Jan Morris: Life from Both Sides: A Biography’
The New York Times – Travel:A new biography examines what made the prolific travel writer and transgender figure so driven, and who was ignored along the way.
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‘The Super 8 Years’ Review: Annie Ernaux’s Celluloid Souvenirs
The New York Times – Movies:In this wistful movie, the French writer and Nobel laureate revisits her life with help from her son, who’s also the director.
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Fluent in the Language of Style
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:For over three decades, Judith Thurman has captured the often ineffable pull of fashion and beauty like few others.