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ArtsBeat: The New Republic’s Party Includes Bill Clinton, Toasts and Whispers of Unease [21 Nov 2014|03:50pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40aef87d/sc/1/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C110C20A0Cthe0Enew0Erepublics0Eparty0Eincludes0Ebill0Eclinton0Etoasts0Eand0Ewhispers0Eof0Eunease0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/the-new-republics-party-includes-bill-clinton-toasts-and-whispers-of-unease/ Chris Hughes, the owner, gives a speech about looking toward the future and embracing experimentation. The editors talk about protecting the past. post comment

Carolyn Chute’s ‘Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves’ [21 Nov 2014|04:06pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23c/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Ccarolyn0Echutes0Etreat0Eus0Elike0Edogs0Eand0Ewe0Ewill0Ebecome0Ewolves0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/carolyn-chutes-treat-us-like-dogs-and-we-will-become-wolves.html Some residents of Egypt, Maine, fear a communal settlement and its enigmatic leader; others are irresistibly attracted. post comment

Open Book: A ‘No Wing’ Author [21 Nov 2014|04:08pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f244/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Ca0Eno0Ewing0Eauthor0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/a-no-wing-author.html Carolyn Chute is as unclassifiable and unruly in her books as she is in person. post comment

The Shortlist: Val Wang's 'Beijing Bastard,' and More [21 Nov 2014|05:20pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f245/sc/17/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cval0Ewangs0Ebeijing0Ebastard0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/val-wangs-beijing-bastard-and-more.html New books by Val Wang, Xiaolu Guo, Tim Clissold and Liu Zhenyun. post comment

‘Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life,’ by Hermione Lee [21 Nov 2014|05:59pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f22e/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cpenelope0Efitzgerald0Ea0Elife0Eby0Ehermione0Elee0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/penelope-fitzgerald-a-life-by-hermione-lee.html Hermione Lee’s latest biography is of the English novelist Penelope Fitzgerald, a late bloomer who published her first book at 58 and became famous at 80. post comment

Audiobooks: ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ Read by Tim Robbins [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f235/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cfahrenheit0E4510Eread0Eby0Etim0Erobbins0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/fahrenheit-451-read-by-tim-robbins.html Is “Fahrenheit 451” a parable about censorship or an indictment of the cultural distraction of technology? post comment

Audiobooks: Dan Stevens Reads Homer Translations [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f237/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cdan0Estevens0Ereads0Ehomer0Etranslations0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/dan-stevens-reads-homer-translations.html Dan Stevens reads Robert Fitzgerald’s classic translations of Homer. post comment

Audiobooks: ‘Gravity’s Rainbow,’ Read by George Guidall [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f239/sc/5/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cgravitys0Erainbow0Eread0Eby0Egeorge0Eguidall0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/gravitys-rainbow-read-by-george-guidall.html A skilled audiobook performance brings new life to “Gravity’s Rainbow” at age 41. post comment

Critic's Take: The End of Biography [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f243/sc/4/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Eend0Eof0Ebiography0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/the-end-of-biography.html How can thousand-page biographies continue to compete for the attention of readers? post comment

Nuruddin Farah’s ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f230/sc/11/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cnuruddin0Efarahs0Ehiding0Ein0Eplain0Esight0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/nuruddin-farahs-hiding-in-plain-sight.html The terrorist killing of a Somali U.N. official brings strife to his family in Nuruddin Farah’s novel. post comment

‘The Republic of Imagination,’ by Azar Nafisi [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f242/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Erepublic0Eof0Eimagination0Eby0Eazar0Enafisi0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/the-republic-of-imagination-by-azar-nafisi.html Azar Nafisi uses three classic novels as a window on American society. post comment

‘The Chain,’ by Ted Genoways [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23f/sc/31/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Echain0Eby0Eted0Egenoways0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/the-chain-by-ted-genoways.html In the tradition of “The Jungle,” a journalist investigates the hidden costs — animal, human, environmental — of cheap meat. post comment

Children's Audiobooks: Jason Segel Reads ‘Nightmares!’ [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23b/sc/17/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cjason0Esegel0Ereads0Enightmares0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/jason-segel-reads-nightmares.html Twelve-year-old Charlie must confront his own fears to save his brother from the netherworld. post comment

Stephen King’s ‘Revival’ [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f240/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cstephen0Ekings0Erevival0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/stephen-kings-revival.html Two men are locked in a battle of wills in Stephen King’s novel of fanaticism and what might exist on the other side of life. post comment

‘All My Puny Sorrows,’ by Miriam Toews [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23d/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Call0Emy0Epuny0Esorrows0Eby0Emiriam0Etoews0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/all-my-puny-sorrows-by-miriam-toews.html In Miriam Toews’s novel, a writer travels to a Toronto hospital to spend time with her sister, who has attempted suicide. post comment

‘Something Rich and Strange,’ by Ron Rash [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f241/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Csomething0Erich0Eand0Estrange0Eby0Eron0Erash0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/something-rich-and-strange-by-ron-rash.html Ron Rash’s stories portray the Appalachian landscape in all its brutal, exquisite complexity. post comment

‘A Chosen Exile,’ by Allyson Hobbs [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23e/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Ca0Echosen0Eexile0Eby0Eallyson0Ehobbs0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/a-chosen-exile-by-allyson-hobbs.html A cultural history of passing examines individual stories and questions the meaning of racial identity. post comment

Children's Audiobooks: ‘The Port Chicago 50’ and ‘The Family Romanov’ [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23a/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Eport0Echicago0E50A0Eand0Ethe0Efamily0Eromanov0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/the-port-chicago-50-and-the-family-romanov.html Two audiobooks for young readers tell stories about the past. post comment

‘All My Puny Sorrows,’ by Miriam Toews [21 Nov 2014|06:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f23d/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C230Cbooks0Creview0Call0Emy0Epuny0Esorrows0Eby0Emiriam0Etoews0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/all-my-puny-sorrows-by-miriam-toews.html In Miriam Toews’s novel, a writer travels to a Winnipeg hospital to spend time with her sister, who has attempted suicide. post comment

ArtsBeat: Daniel Handler Apologizes Over ‘Racist’ Comment at National Book Awards [21 Nov 2014|07:46pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8153d/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C110C210Cdaniel0Ehandler0Eapologizes0Eover0Eracist0Ecomments0Eat0Enational0Ebook0Eawards0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/daniel-handler-apologizes-over-racist-comments-at-national-book-awards/ The author, who hosted the awards ceremony Wednesday night, apologized profusely for what he described as a racist comment. post comment

Atticus Lish’s Long Route to 'Preparation for the Next Life' [21 Nov 2014|07:53pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8153a/sc/36/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C220Cbooks0Catticus0Elishs0Elong0Eroute0Eto0Epreparation0Efor0Ethe0Enext0Elife0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/books/atticus-lishs-long-route-to-preparation-for-the-next-life.html Atticus Lish, author of the well-received novel “Preparation for the Next Life,” took a circuitous path to his career. post comment

ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘Deep Down Dark’ [21 Nov 2014|09:09pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40b8f249/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C110C210Cbook0Ereview0Epodcast0Edeep0Edown0Edark0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/book-review-podcast-deep-down-dark/ Héctor Tobar discusses “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free.” post comment

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