Writing and Writers – Page 5

How a Film Critic Was Lured Back to Literature

A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review.

By Sarah Bahr

Hailed as a visionary (if a difficult one), he drew inspiration for his multivolume work “The First Kingdom” from no less a model than Homer.

By Alex Williams

The newly restored house still conjures the designer’s unfussy elegance.

By Nick Haramis and Clement Vayssieres

In her new film, “Bonjour Tristesse,” and in her writing, the director Durga Chew-Bose knows how to create an atmosphere.

By Lindsay Gellman