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Shakespeare Folio Discovered in France [28 Nov 2014|03:59pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40d77e91/sc/11/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C260Carts0Cshakespeare0Efolio0Ediscovered0Ein0Efrance0E0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/arts/shakespeare-folio-discovered-in-france-.html A first folio of Shakespeare’s plays — one of only 233 known examples — was discovered by chance in a public library near Calais, France. post comment

P. D. James, Novelist Known as ‘Queen of Crime,’ Dies at 94 [28 Nov 2014|05:06pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40e6d0f0/sc/17/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C280Carts0Cinternational0Cp0Ed0Ejames0Emystery0Enovelist0Eknown0Eas0Equeen0Eof0Ecrime0Edies0Eat0E940Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/28/arts/international/p-d-james-mystery-novelist-known-as-queen-of-crime-dies-at-94.html A consummate stylist, the British author and baroness accumulated numerous awards for the 18 crime novels produced during her 49-year writing career. post comment

ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘Putin’s Kleptocracy’ [28 Nov 2014|06:48pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f0e4bd/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C110C280Cbook0Ereview0Epodcast0Eputins0Ekleptocracy0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/28/book-review-podcast-putins-kleptocracy/ Karen Dawisha discusses “Putin’s Kleptocracy,” and Stephen Kotkin talks about his new biography of Stalin. post comment

Inside the List [28 Nov 2014|07:19pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e9/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A70Cbooks0Creview0Cinside0Ethe0Elist0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/books/review/inside-the-list.html In “There Was a Little Girl,” No. 11 on the hardcover nonfiction list, Brooke Shields writes frankly and tenderly about her mother. post comment

Bookshelf: An Assortment of New York Books for the Holidays [28 Nov 2014|08:32pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133ec/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cnyregion0Can0Eassortment0Eof0Enew0Eyork0Ebooks0Efor0Ethe0Eholidays0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/nyregion/an-assortment-of-new-york-books-for-the-holidays.html A look at books about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s public art program, a vessel and its designer, and other topics. post comment

Claudia Rankine on ‘Citizen’ and Racial Politics [28 Nov 2014|10:39pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f1f6e4/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C290Cbooks0Cclaudia0Erankine0Eon0Ecitizen0Eand0Eracial0Epolitics0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/29/books/claudia-rankine-on-citizen-and-racial-politics.html Claudia Rankine mixes verse, prose and visual images in “Citizen,” a National Book Award poetry finalist. post comment

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