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Mary Karr: By the Book [24 Sep 2015|01:24pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a227122/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C270Cbooks0Creview0Cmary0Ekarr0Eby0Ethe0Ebook0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/mary-karr-by-the-book.html The author of “The Liars’ Club” and, most recently, “The Art of Memoir” doesn’t care for John Ashbery’s poetry: “The most celebrated unclothed emperor in U.S. letters today — an invention of academic critics.” post comment

Weekend Miser: Brooklyn Book Festival Ushers in a Season of Literary Delights [24 Sep 2015|03:07pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/49f3c471/sc/3/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C180Cbooks0Cbrooklyn0Ebook0Efestival0Eushers0Ein0Ea0Eseason0Eof0Eliterary0Edelights0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/books/brooklyn-book-festival-ushers-in-a-season-of-literary-delights.html One of the largest book fairs in New York, the festival returns Sunday for its 10th iteration, with more than 300 authors on 14 stages. post comment

ArtsBeat: Sotheby’s Sale Includes Rare Early English Books (and Early English Dogs) [24 Sep 2015|03:46pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a233764/sc/32/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C240Csothebys0Esale0Eincludes0Erare0Eearly0Eenglish0Ebooks0Eand0Eearly0Eenglish0Edogs0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/sothebys-sale-includes-rare-early-english-books-and-early-english-dogs/ Sotheby’s is selling the rare-books collection of Robert S Pirie, which is estimated to be worth more than $15 million. post comment

Exhibition Review: Hemingway Was a Pack Rat. Here’s What His Mementos Reveal. [24 Sep 2015|05:54pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a23c5a8/sc/3/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C250Cbooks0Creview0Ehemingway0Eman0Eof0Efew0Ewords0Eand0Emany0Emementos0Eat0Ethe0Emorgan0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/books/review-hemingway-man-of-few-words-and-many-mementos-at-the-morgan.html A show devoted to Ernest Hemingway at the Morgan Library & Museum is the first major exhibition devoted to the author. post comment

Exhibition Review: Hemingway Was a Pack Rat. Here’s What His Mementos Reveal. [24 Sep 2015|05:54pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a23c5a8/sc/3/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C250Cbooks0Creview0Ehemingway0Eman0Eof0Efew0Ewords0Eand0Emany0Emementos0Eat0Ethe0Emorgan0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/books/review-hemingway-man-of-few-words-and-many-mementos-at-the-morgan.html A show about Ernest Hemingway at the Morgan Library & Museum is the first major exhibition devoted to the author. post comment

ArtsBeat: Sotheby’s Sale Includes Rare Early English Books (and Early English Dogs) [24 Sep 2015|07:21pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a233764/sc/32/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C240Csothebys0Esale0Eincludes0Erare0Eearly0Eenglish0Ebooks0Eand0Eearly0Eenglish0Edogs0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/sothebys-sale-includes-rare-early-english-books-and-early-english-dogs/ Sotheby’s is selling the rare-books collection of Robert S Pirie, which is estimated to be worth more than $15 million. post comment

Letters: ‘Between the World and Me’ [24 Sep 2015|09:20pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a2be46e/sc/15/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C270Cbooks0Creview0Cletters0Ebetween0Ethe0Eworld0Eand0Eme0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/letters-between-the-world-and-me.html Readers respond to a recent review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book and more. post comment

Paperback Row [24 Sep 2015|09:38pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a2be471/sc/15/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C270Cbooks0Creview0Cpaperback0Erow0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/paperback-row.html Paperback books of particular interest. post comment

Editors’ Choice [24 Sep 2015|09:43pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a2be470/sc/15/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C270Cbooks0Creview0Ceditors0Echoice0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/editors-choice.html Recently reviewed books of particular interest. post comment

Books of The Times: Review: ‘Strangers Drowning’ Examines Extreme Do-Gooders [24 Sep 2015|09:51pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4a24e21f/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A90C250Cbooks0Creview0Estrangers0Edrowning0Eexamines0Eextreme0Edo0Egooders0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/books/review-strangers-drowning-examines-extreme-do-gooders.html Larissa MacFarquhar profiles people whose self-sacrifice makes people uneasy and considers the issues surrounding deep ethical commitment. post comment

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