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Children’s Books: Visiting Earth, Channeling Aesop
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoThere’s a special delight for children in comical picture books that say one thing and mean another—that is, when the words depart from the pictures in...
Bookreporter.com's "On Sale This Week" Newsletter - May 7, 2024
Book Reporter· 4 days agoThis week, we are calling attention to our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for May, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, the Barnes & Noble & ...
Fiction: ‘This Strange Eventful History’ by Claire Messud
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoLate in Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History,” the aging patriarch François Cassar relates...
‘Challenger’ Review: How the Space Shuttle Disaster Happened
The Wall Street Journal· 19 hours agoIt was so cold on the night of Jan. 27, 1986, that officials at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center...
‘Late Admissions’ Review: Glenn Loury’s Rise, Fall and Rise
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoIn 1984, when he was 35, Glenn Loury made Martin Luther King’s widow cry. A young black professor at...
‘American Bloods’ Review: All in the Family
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoJogging through a remnant of New England forest once considered by the Puritans to be the devil’s lair, John Kaag encounters a wolf. Among Thomas’s other...
‘Peerless’ Review: Staging Rouben Mamoulian’s Vision
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoAmong American theater and film directors of consequence, Rouben Mamoulian may be the least known and appreciated. Amid a cavalcade of failures and...
Chillin’ in Another World: Is the Manga Finished? & Where To Read Online
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFans who are watching the Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers anime might want...
‘The Shooter at Midnight’ Review: A Slow Harvest of Justice
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoThe St. Louis defense attorney Bob Ramsey was often drawn to underdog clients, but he became...
‘A Chance Meeting’ Review: A History of Chat, in Rooms
The Wall Street Journal· 19 hours agoRachel Cohen’s unusual book follows the big names of American history, arts and letters—one...