Literature

Review: Jill Alexander Essbaum’s ‘Hausfrau,’ a Good Wife, With a Few Caveats

by kovvali - Mar 19, 2015

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: By the Book

by kovvali - Mar 19, 2015

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Review: Kate Tempest, a Young Poet Conjuring Ancient Gods

by kovvali - Mar 18, 2015

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Valentin Rasputin, Russian Writer Who Led ‘Village Prose’ Movement, Dies at 77

by kovvali - Mar 18, 2015

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Children’s Books: ‘Prickly Jenny’ and ‘Edgar Wants to Be Alone’

by kovvali - Mar 18, 2015

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Reviews: Aasif Mandvi’s ‘No Land’s Man’ and Maz Jobrani’s ‘I’m Not a Terrorist, but I’ve Played One on TV’

by kovvali - Mar 17, 2015

These two memoirs address the struggle for success amid detestable stereotyping in the entertainment industry. ...read more

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Bookends: Do Money Woes Spur Creativity or Stifle It?

by kovvali - Mar 17, 2015

Rivka Galchen and Mohsin Hamid discuss the role of money troubles in a creative life. ...read more

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‘Culture Crash,’ by Scott Timberg

by kovvali - Mar 17, 2015

It has become almost impossible to make a living in or around the arts. ...read more

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ArtsBeat: Louise Erdrich Wins Library of Congress Award

by kovvali - Mar 17, 2015

The Library's American fiction prize, awarded this year to Ms. Erdrich, is given to writers with “unique, enduring voices” whose work addresses the American...

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Review: ‘The Top of His Game,’ a W. C. Heinz Sportswriting Collection

by kovvali - Mar 16, 2015

This collection, edited by Bill Littlefield, offers a journey back to an era when boxing and horse racing loomed large in the psyche of...

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‘The Summit,’ by Ed Conway

by kovvali - Mar 16, 2015

In 1944, while war raged on, a raucous three-week summit overhauled the international monetary system. ...read more

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‘The Age of Acquiescence,’ by Steve Fraser

by kovvali - Mar 16, 2015

Unlike their 19th-century counterparts, today's superrich face little organized opposition. ...read more

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Books of The Times: Review: ‘The Dream of My Return,’ by Horacio Castellanos Moya

by kovvali - Mar 15, 2015

Mr. Castellanos Moya's new novel is realistically enough plotted to ask for our whole involvement in its story, yet still full of the moments...

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ArtsBeat: Bolaño’s ‘2666’ Coming to the Stage, Thanks to a Powerball Jackpot

by kovvali - Mar 15, 2015

The Goodman Theater will produce an adaptation of Roberto Bolaño's novel, with funds provided by Roy Cockrum, who won a Powerball jackpot in Tennessee...