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Sylvia Plath’s life should fascinate us far more than her death
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState of the Arts: How do we fix the way we think about Sylvia Plath? Ninety years since her birth,...
A New Biography of King Charles Is Among the Season's Must-Read Books
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe 30 Must-Read Books of This Winter This season, you have no excuse for being without a good book....
Wildcat review: Ethan Hawke's latest is a muddled mix of Flannery O'Connor biography and adaptation
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThere's an entire subset of bookish young women who've gone through a Flannery O'Connor phase (it...
Our monsters, ourselves: Claire Dederer explains her sympathy for fans of the canceled
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoClaire Dederer, author of 'Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma,' explains why she went beyond bad men to probe...
I Love Joan Didion’s Stuff
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI Love Joan Didion’s StuffJoan Didion in her apartment in 2005. Star Tribune via Getty Images - Getty Images Did you know that Joan Didion kept the...
Speedy Ortiz’s Rabbit Rabbit: Track by Track
SPIN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAfter five years, Speedy Ortiz is finally back. Today, the Philadelphia-based quartet led by Sadie Dupuis released Rabbit Rabbit. We can confidently say...
The week's bestselling books, Jan. 21
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(Los Angeles Times) Hardcover fiction 1. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Riverhead: $28) The discovery of a skeleton in Pottstown,...
Review: How Elizabeth Hardwick taught a young Black critic to read, write and laugh
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen I was young and still working in book publishing, a rare and generous boss took note. “If you want to write,” he said, “you must read Elizabeth Hardwick. ‘Seduction and Betrayal.’” After ...
He's been helping so many other musicians, his own work took a back seat. Until now
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months ago“You know the old saying,” Joe Merrick was saying, stifling a laugh, “the greatest painter never...
18 best nonfiction books for fans of Madonna, memoirs or cultural histories
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months ago2023 is the year of the star-studded gift book, with memoirs and biographies covering rockers, auteurs, poets, controversial executives and, yes, Julia Fox.