He wrote from Europe and Asia, served as a book critic and produced a raft of books, on subjects ranging from the French condition to multiculturalism.
Category: Writing and Writers
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Felice Picano, Champion of Gay Literature, Is Dead at 81
At a time when, in his words, “nobody was writing about gay life,” he produced groundbreaking novels and memoirs and published books by Harvey Fierstein and others.
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Interview: Tori Amos on Her Children’s Book and Her Reading Life
His memoir “Growing Up” depicted her hometown “like a shining city on a hill.” Other authors who mean a lot to the musician (and now childrens’ book writer): Kevyn Aucoin and Hilary Mantel.
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Curtis Sittenfeld Goes Home Again
The best-selling bard of female anxiety rakes over some middle school memories while visiting the city where she grew up.
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Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
A Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, she went on to write about “hookup culture” and young women’s sexual experiences for The Washington Post and in a best-selling book.
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Why Does Every Play Seem Political Now?
Theater about current events — both literally and abstractly — is changing the conversation between playwrights, directors and their audiences.
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What Do We Want From Political Theater?
Playwrights and directors wrestle with how a piece of art can galvanize its audience.
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Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
In novels like “The Glitter Dome” and nonfiction works like “The Onion Field,” he took a harsh, unglamorous look at the realities of law enforcement.
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NYC Students Share Their Style Stories: Haunted Dresses and Special Boots
An event in downtown Manhattan had designers and writers reading local students’ poems, short stories and essays about fashion and beauty.