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

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

Vivian Gornick’s ‘The Odd Woman and the City’ [16 Jun 2015|05:33am]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/47460547/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C210Cbooks0Creview0Cvivian0Egornicks0Ethe0Eodd0Ewoman0Eand0Ethe0Ecity0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/books/review/vivian-gornicks-the-odd-woman-and-the-city.html

Vivian Gornick’s memoir looks at the writer’s quotidian life and quirky encounters in New York.
post comment

Jonathan Galassi’s ‘Muse’ [16 Jun 2015|09:30am]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/47477f2e/sc/14/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C210Cbooks0Creview0Cjonathan0Egalassis0Emuse0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/books/review/jonathan-galassis-muse.html

Jonathan Galassi’s novel of the world of literary publishing revolves around a rock-star poet.
post comment

Bookends: Is Self-Loathing a Requirement for Writers? [16 Jun 2015|12:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/474aaf60/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C210Cbooks0Creview0Cis0Eself0Eloathing0Ea0Erequirement0Efor0Ewriters0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/books/review/is-self-loathing-a-requirement-for-writers.html

Thomas Mallon and Anna Holmes discuss the role of self-hatred in creativity.
post comment

ArtsBeat: Reading About Racial Boundaries [16 Jun 2015|07:30pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/474bc8a8/sc/33/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C160Creading0Eabout0Eracial0Eboundaries0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/reading-about-racial-boundaries/

Passing is a longstanding theme in American fiction and the subject of several riveting nonfiction books.
post comment

ArtsBeat: MGM Buys Rights to ‘Primates of Park Avenue’ [16 Jun 2015|08:28pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/474c5e95/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C160Cmgm0Ebuys0Erights0Eto0Eprimates0Eof0Epark0Eavenue0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/mgm-buys-rights-to-primates-of-park-avenue/

The book about Upper East Side wives was the subject of interest from several studios.
post comment

Moving Wikipedia From Computer to Many, Many Bookshelves [16 Jun 2015|10:00pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/474ca9a0/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C170Cbooks0Cmoving0Ewikipedia0Efrom0Ecomputer0Eto0Emany0Emany0Ebookshelves0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/books/moving-wikipedia-from-computer-to-many-many-bookshelves.html

The interdisciplinary artist Michael Mandiberg’s exhibition, “From Aaaaa! to ZZZap!” at the Denny Gallery, features his larger project called “Print Wikipedia.”
post comment

Books of The Times: Review: Vendela Vida’s ‘The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty’ Offers Freedom to Escape [16 Jun 2015|10:53pm]

http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/474ca9a2/sc/33/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C170Cbooks0Creview0Evendela0Evidas0Ethe0Edivers0Eclothes0Elie0Eempty0Eoffers0Efreedom0Eto0Eescape0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/books/review-vendela-vidas-the-divers-clothes-lie-empty-offers-freedom-to-escape.html

Ms. Vida’s fourth book is about a shifty American whose terrible decisions keep the narrative moving at a taut and suspenseful clip.
post comment

navigation
[ viewing | June 16th, 2015 ]
[ go | previous day|next day ]