Tag: Books and literature
Review: How a mini-navy was pivotal to Revolutionary success
“The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners who Shaped the County, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware,” by Patrick K. O’Donnell (Atlantic Monthly...
Review: For such a small place, Iceland has a big influence
“How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island,” by Egill Bjarnason (Penguin)
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Designer David Rockwell offers a guide to his creativity
NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic cut the connections between people and emptied the spaces they met. For award-winning architect and theater designer David...
Stacey Abrams has deal for 2 more political thrillers
NEW YORK — Nearly 20 years after self-publishing her first novels, Stacey Abrams is hitting full stride as a writer.
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US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize
MADRID — A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem.
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Posthumous John le Carré novel to be published in October
LONDON — A final novel by John le Carré will be published this fall, 10 months after the spy writer’s death at the age...
Katy Tur memoir ‘Rough Draft’ scheduled for November
NEW YORK — The next book from MSNBC anchor and NBC News correspondent Katy Tur will combine the personal and the professional.
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Review: America struggles to reconcile the Tulsa genocide
“The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice,” by Scott Ellsworth (Dutton)
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Poet Carl Phillips wins $75,000 Jackson Prize
NEW YORK — Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.”
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A Facebook food group comes together to make a cookbook
NEW YORK — The pandemic gave them lemons. So they made lemon rosemary chicken.
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