NYT > Books' Journal -- Day [entries|friends|calendar]
NYT > Books

[ website | NYT > Books ]
[ userinfo | scribbld userinfo ]
[ calendar | scribbld calendar ]

Former Navy SEAL Team Member Investigated for Bin Laden Disclosures [31 Oct 2014|02:34am]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/400267aa/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C310Cus0Cformer0Enavy0Eseal0Ematt0Ebissonnette0Einvestigated0Efor0Ebin0Eladen0Ebook0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/us/former-navy-seal-matt-bissonnette-investigated-for-bin-laden-book.html

A former Navy SEAL who wrote a best seller about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is under criminal investigation for disclosing classified material.
post comment

Peter ­Schneider’s ‘Berlin Now’ and Rory MacLean’s ‘Berlin’ [31 Oct 2014|02:50pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59a/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cpeter0Eschneiders0Eberlin0Enow0Eand0Erory0Emacleans0Eberlin0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/peter-schneiders-berlin-now-and-rory-macleans-berlin.html

Two books about Berlin, past and present, explore its dualities of sex and violence, freedom and fascism.
post comment

‘Lincoln and the Power of the Press,’ by Harold Holzer [31 Oct 2014|02:50pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59c/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Clincoln0Eand0Ethe0Epower0Eof0Ethe0Epress0Eby0Eharold0Eholzer0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/lincoln-and-the-power-of-the-press-by-harold-holzer.html

Lincoln dealt shrewdly with the publishers and editors of politically powerful 19th-century newspapers.
post comment

‘Gay Berlin,’ by Robert Beachy [31 Oct 2014|02:50pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59b/sc/1/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cgay0Eberlin0Eby0Erobert0Ebeachy0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/gay-berlin-by-robert-beachy.html

From the mid-19th century through the 1930s, gay people were at home in Berlin.
post comment

ArtsBeat: Seattle Sorts Library Books Faster than New York? Fuhgeddaboudit [31 Oct 2014|03:08pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/3ff6ecd3/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C290Cseattle0Esorts0Elibrary0Ebooks0Efaster0Ethan0Enew0Eyork0Efuhgeddaboudit0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/seattle-sorts-library-books-faster-than-new-york-fuhgeddaboudit/

New York’s library book sorter has proven itself superior to one in Washington state is a friendly competition this year.
post comment

‘Lincoln and the Power of the Press,’ by Harold Holzer [31 Oct 2014|03:50pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59c/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Clincoln0Eand0Ethe0Epower0Eof0Ethe0Epress0Eby0Eharold0Eholzer0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/lincoln-and-the-power-of-the-press-by-harold-holzer.html

Lincoln dealt shrewdly with the publishers and editors of politically powerful 19th-century newspapers.
post comment

‘The Nazis Next Door,’ by Eric Lichtblau [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59f/sc/34/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Enazis0Enext0Edoor0Eby0Eeric0Elichtblau0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/the-nazis-next-door-by-eric-lichtblau.html

How did America become a postwar haven for Nazis?
post comment

Editors’ Choice [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a8/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Ceditors0Echoice0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/editors-choice.html

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
post comment

Inside the List [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a5/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A90Cbooks0Creview0Cinside0Ethe0Elist0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/inside-the-list.html

Bryan Stevenson, whose “Just Mercy” is No. 10 on the hardcover nonfiction list, says that “if we’re really committed to justice, we’ve got to do better for the poor than we’re doing.”
post comment

Daniel Kehlmann’s ‘F’ [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c58f/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cdaniel0Ekehlmanns0Ef0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/daniel-kehlmanns-f.html

Deserted by their enigmatic father, three brothers struggle to find themselves in Daniel Kehlmann’s tragicomedy.
post comment

Matt Bai’s ‘All the Truth Is Out,’ About Gary Hart [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c594/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cmatt0Ebais0Eall0Ethe0Etruth0Eis0Eout0Eabout0Egary0Ehart0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/matt-bais-all-the-truth-is-out-about-gary-hart.html

Matt Bai sees the implosion of Gary Hart’s second presidential campaign as a watershed in American politics.
post comment

‘Florence Gordon,’ by Brian Morton [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c598/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cflorence0Egordon0Eby0Ebrian0Emorton0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/florence-gordon-by-brian-morton.html

Brian Morton’s heroine is a feisty aging feminist.
post comment

Eliza Robertson’s ‘Wallflowers’ [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c597/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Celiza0Erobertsons0Ewallflowers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/eliza-robertsons-wallflowers.html

The stories in “Wallflowers,” Eliza Robertson’s debut collection, portray people surviving loss and heartbreak in a world full of uncanny moments.
post comment

‘Village of Secrets,’ by Caroline Moorehead [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a0/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cvillage0Eof0Esecrets0Eby0Ecaroline0Emoorehead0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/village-of-secrets-by-caroline-moorehead.html

Resistance in a provincial French town helped save thousands.
post comment

Crime: Michael Connelly’s ‘Burning Room,’ and More [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a1/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cmichael0Econnellys0Eburning0Eroom0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/michael-connellys-burning-room-and-more.html

In Michael Connelly’s “The Burning Room,” Harry Bosch tries to impart wisdom to his new partner.
post comment

Paperback Row [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a7/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cpaperback0Erow0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/paperback-row.html

Paperback books of particular interest.
post comment

‘Death of a King,’ by Tavis Smiley with David Ritz [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59d/sc/17/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cdeath0Eof0Ea0Eking0Eby0Etavis0Esmiley0Ewith0Edavid0Eritz0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/death-of-a-king-by-tavis-smiley-with-david-ritz.html

A recounting of Martin Luther King Jr.’s difficult final year.
post comment

Edward J. Larson’s ‘The Return of George Washington: 1783-1789’ [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59e/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cedward0Ej0Elarsons0Ethe0Ereturn0Eof0Egeorge0Ewashington0E17830E17890Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/edward-j-larsons-the-return-of-george-washington-1783-1789.html

In 1787, George Washington again rode to the nation’s rescue.
post comment

The Shortlist: Julie Schumacher's 'Dear Committee Members,' and More [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a3/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cjulie0Eschumachers0Edear0Ecommittee0Emembers0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/julie-schumachers-dear-committee-members-and-more.html

New books by Julie Schumacher, Cathie Pelletier, Stuart Rojstaczer and Jonathan Coe.
post comment

‘The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science,’ by Armand Marie Leroi [31 Oct 2014|04:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c599/sc/32/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Elagoon0Ehow0Earistotle0Einvented0Escience0Eby0Earmand0Emarie0Eleroi0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/the-lagoon-how-aristotle-invented-science-by-armand-marie-leroi.html

Recovering Aristotle as a scientist who explored and cataloged the Mediterranean’s natural world.
post comment

ArtsBeat: Seattle Sorts Library Books Faster than New York? Fuhgeddaboudit [31 Oct 2014|04:08pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/3ff6ecd3/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C290Cseattle0Esorts0Elibrary0Ebooks0Efaster0Ethan0Enew0Eyork0Efuhgeddaboudit0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/seattle-sorts-library-books-faster-than-new-york-fuhgeddaboudit/

New York’s library book sorter has proven itself superior to one in Washington state is a friendly competition this year.
post comment

Daniel Kehlmann’s ‘F’ [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c58f/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cdaniel0Ekehlmanns0Ef0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/daniel-kehlmanns-f.html

Deserted by their enigmatic father, three brothers struggle to find themselves in Daniel Kehlmann’s tragicomedy.
post comment

‘Village of Secrets,’ by Caroline Moorehead [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a0/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cvillage0Eof0Esecrets0Eby0Ecaroline0Emoorehead0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/village-of-secrets-by-caroline-moorehead.html

Resistance in a provincial French town helped save thousands.
post comment

Inside the List [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a5/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A90Cbooks0Creview0Cinside0Ethe0Elist0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/inside-the-list.html

Bryan Stevenson, whose “Just Mercy” is No. 10 on the hardcover nonfiction list, says that “if we’re really committed to justice, we’ve got to do better for the poor than we’re doing.”
post comment

Editors’ Choice [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a8/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Ceditors0Echoice0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/editors-choice.html

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
post comment

‘The Nazis Next Door,’ by Eric Lichtblau [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59f/sc/34/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Enazis0Enext0Edoor0Eby0Eeric0Elichtblau0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/the-nazis-next-door-by-eric-lichtblau.html

How did America become a postwar haven for Nazis?
post comment

‘Death of a King,’ by Tavis Smiley with David Ritz [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59d/sc/17/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cdeath0Eof0Ea0Eking0Eby0Etavis0Esmiley0Ewith0Edavid0Eritz0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/death-of-a-king-by-tavis-smiley-with-david-ritz.html

A recounting of Martin Luther King Jr.’s difficult final year.
post comment

‘The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science,’ by Armand Marie Leroi [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c599/sc/32/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Elagoon0Ehow0Earistotle0Einvented0Escience0Eby0Earmand0Emarie0Eleroi0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/the-lagoon-how-aristotle-invented-science-by-armand-marie-leroi.html

Recovering Aristotle as a scientist who explored and cataloged the Mediterranean’s natural world.
post comment

‘Florence Gordon,’ by Brian Morton [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c598/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cflorence0Egordon0Eby0Ebrian0Emorton0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/florence-gordon-by-brian-morton.html

Brian Morton’s heroine is a feisty aging feminist.
post comment

Matt Bai’s ‘All the Truth Is Out,’ About Gary Hart [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c594/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cmatt0Ebais0Eall0Ethe0Etruth0Eis0Eout0Eabout0Egary0Ehart0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/matt-bais-all-the-truth-is-out-about-gary-hart.html

Matt Bai sees the implosion of Gary Hart’s second presidential campaign as a watershed in American politics.
post comment

Edward J. Larson’s ‘The Return of George Washington: 1783-1789’ [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c59e/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cedward0Ej0Elarsons0Ethe0Ereturn0Eof0Egeorge0Ewashington0E17830E17890Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/edward-j-larsons-the-return-of-george-washington-1783-1789.html

In 1787, George Washington again rode to the nation’s rescue.
post comment

Paperback Row [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a7/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cpaperback0Erow0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/paperback-row.html

Paperback books of particular interest.
post comment

Crime: Michael Connelly’s ‘Burning Room,’ and More [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a1/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cmichael0Econnellys0Eburning0Eroom0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/michael-connellys-burning-room-and-more.html

In Michael Connelly’s “The Burning Room,” Harry Bosch tries to impart wisdom to his new partner.
post comment

The Shortlist: Julie Schumacher's 'Dear Committee Members,' and More [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c5a3/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Cjulie0Eschumachers0Edear0Ecommittee0Emembers0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/julie-schumachers-dear-committee-members-and-more.html

New books by Julie Schumacher, Cathie Pelletier, Stuart Rojstaczer and Jonathan Coe.
post comment

Eliza Robertson’s ‘Wallflowers’ [31 Oct 2014|05:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009c597/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cbooks0Creview0Celiza0Erobertsons0Ewallflowers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/books/review/eliza-robertsons-wallflowers.html

The stories in “Wallflowers,” Eliza Robertson’s debut collection, portray people surviving loss and heartbreak in a world full of uncanny moments.
post comment

ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Michel Faber’s ‘Book of Strange New Things’ [31 Oct 2014|06:28pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009736b/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C310Cbook0Ereview0Epodcast0Emichel0Efabers0Ebook0Eof0Estrange0Enew0Ethings0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/book-review-podcast-michel-fabers-book-of-strange-new-things/

Marcel Theroux discusses Michel Faber’s “Book of Strange New Things.”
post comment

ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Michel Faber’s ‘Book of Strange New Things’ [31 Oct 2014|07:28pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4009736b/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C310Cbook0Ereview0Epodcast0Emichel0Efabers0Ebook0Eof0Estrange0Enew0Ethings0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/book-review-podcast-michel-fabers-book-of-strange-new-things/

Marcel Theroux discusses Michel Faber’s “Book of Strange New Things.”
post comment

Laugharne Journal: In Wales, a Toast to Dylan Thomas on His 100th Birthday [31 Oct 2014|08:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/3fdac0ae/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C270Cworld0Ceurope0Ca0Etoast0Eto0Edylan0Ethomas0Eon0Ehis0E10A0Ath0Ebirthday0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/world/europe/a-toast-to-dylan-thomas-on-his-100th-birthday.html

In a country that has long been ill at ease with its hard-living son, Thomas’s granddaughter is trying to refocus public attention on the poet’s work.
post comment

Laugharne Journal: In Wales, a Toast to Dylan Thomas on His 100th Birthday [31 Oct 2014|09:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/3fdac0ae/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C10A0C270Cworld0Ceurope0Ca0Etoast0Eto0Edylan0Ethomas0Eon0Ehis0E10A0Ath0Ebirthday0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/world/europe/a-toast-to-dylan-thomas-on-his-100th-birthday.html

In a country that has long been ill at ease with its hard-living son, Thomas’s granddaughter is trying to refocus public attention on the poet’s work.
post comment

Bookshelf: Looking Back at New York City Culture and Transit [31 Oct 2014|11:11pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/400adc40/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A20Cnyregion0Clooking0Eback0Eat0Enew0Eyork0Ecity0Eculture0Eand0Etransit0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/nyregion/looking-back-at-new-york-city-culture-and-transit.html

Three new books celebrate New York City history, culture and its subway and bus systems.
post comment

Waitress Is One of Many New Writers With Big Book Deals [31 Oct 2014|11:41pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/400b1b25/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C0A10Carts0Cwaitress0Eis0Eone0Eof0Emany0Enew0Ewriters0Ewith0Ebig0Ebook0Edeals0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/arts/waitress-is-one-of-many-new-writers-with-big-book-deals.html

“Sweetbitter,” by the 30-year-old waitress Stephanie Danler, is but one in a crop of debut novels acquired by publishers in lucrative deals.
post comment

navigation
[ viewing | October 31st, 2014 ]
[ go | previous day|next day ]