Tag: Books and Literature
Julie Powell, Food Writer Known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ Dies at 49
Ms. Powell graduated from Amherst College in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in theater and fiction writing.As a…
How ‘Lord of the Rings’ Inspires Italy’s Giorgia Meloni
But for Ms. Meloni, all of those took a back shelf to “The Lord of the Rings.” She…
Why the Penguin Random House Merger Is Also About Amazon
Amazon isn’t on trial in a big books lawsuit. But its power is.The U.S. government is suing to…
The Role of Art in a Time of War
KYIV, Ukraine — You do not have to go far outside of Kyiv to see how the massacre…
The Japanese Author Behind ‘Bullet Train’ Is OK That the Film Isn’t So Japanese
SENDAI, Japan — Kotaro Isaka, one of Japan’s most popular crime thriller writers, is a self-described homebody. He…
Kushner Says He Was Treated for Thyroid Cancer While in White House
“This was a personal problem and not for public consumption,” he wrote. “With the exception of Ivanka, Avi,…
Why Are There so Many Books and Shows About Cannibalism?
An image came to Chelsea G. Summers: a boyfriend, accidentally on purpose hit by a car, some quick…
Why Is It So Hard to Adapt Jane Austen? Fans Play a Part.
Few authors (leaving aside Shakespeare, always a special case) have had their works reimagined as frequently, or as…
Dana Canedy, Publisher of Simon & Schuster’s Flagship Imprint, Has Left the Job
Ms. Canedy and Jonathan Karp, Simon & Schuster’s chief executive, stood by the acquisition of Mr. Pence’s book…
With ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ Taking a Trip With Michael Pollan
In late 2012, the best-selling author and journalist Michael Pollan (“The Omnivore’s Dilemma”) was at a dinner party…
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Review: A Wild Heroine, a Soothing Tale
“Where the Crawdads Sing,” Delia Owens’s first novel, is one of the best-selling fiction books in recent years,…
Susie Steiner, Author of Acclaimed British Crime Novels, Dies at 51
To Ms. Steiner, vision problems were, in some ways, a blessing as well as a curse.“My sight loss,”…