The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley review – a seriously fun sci-fi romcom | Fiction
For a book to be good – really good, keep it on your shelf for ever good – it has to be two things: fun and a stretch. You have...
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New Historical Fiction Books: Witch Hunts, Wartime and Mysterious Murders
The island of Berggrund is only an hour’s sail from the mainland, but in 1825 its superstitious inhabitants are as detached from the larger currents of Swedish life as they...
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Book Review: ‘Gretel and the Great War,’ by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
GRETEL AND THE GREAT WAR, by Adam Ehrlich SachsInterwar Austria — baroque, violent, demented, doomed — flickers into view in Adam Ehrlich Sachs’s new novel, “Gretel and the Great War.”...
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‘Presumed Innocent’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Steps In for Harrison Ford
David E. Kelley, the veteran television writer who created the “Presumed Innocent” series, has the opposite temperament from Pakula — he’s all about the juice. He’s a master of taking...
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Goodreads is degrading our literary culture
Photo by Olga Skripnik / Getty Images A number of years ago I made a rude comment online about a book I disliked by a hugely popular, world-famous writer. I...
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Book Review: ‘The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion,’ by Cory Leadbeater
There’s a gentle restraint to “Uptown Local” — a quick read, at barely over 200 pages — that partly redeems it. Such a book could easily exploit the hunger for...
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Memoir by Trump’s Nephew Will Shed Light Into ‘Darker Corner’ of Family
Fred C. Trump III, the nephew of former President Donald J. Trump and the older brother of Mary Trump, will publish a memoir about the Trump family, according to his...
Read moreUnder a Rock by Chris Stein review – sex, squalor and superstardom | Music books
Even before he co-founded Blondie – who swiftly transcended their roots in the New York punk scene to become one of the biggest bands in the world, selling around 40m...
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Book Review: Glamour and tragedy intertwine in Griffin Dunne’s memoir ‘The Friday Afternoon Club’
Actor and producer Griffin Dunne grew up in New York and Los Angeles with the glitterati all aroundBy MAE ANDERSON The Associated PressJune 10, 2024, 4:09 PM ET• 2 min...
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Jill Ciment’s New Memoir Revisits Her Affair With a Much Older Man
In 1970, when Jill Ciment was a rebellious teenager, she did something shocking.Dreaming of becoming an artist, Ciment signed up for classes with Arnold Mesches, a well-known painter whose work...
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