The New York TimesBiographies Philip Roth's Biographer Blake Bailey Is Accused of Sexual Assault verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alexandra Alter and Rachel AbramsEarlier this month, the biographer Blake Bailey was approaching what seemed like the apex of his literary career. Reviews of his highly anticipated Philip Roth biography appeared before the book came with...
The New York TimesJeopardy LeVar Burton Will Guest Host ‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Are Over the Rainbow. verified_publisherThe New York Times - Sarah BahrThis is “Jeopardy!” — with your host, LeVar Burton. After a social media campaign to get Burton, a star of “Reading Rainbow” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” into a guest-host slot on “Jeopardy!,”...
The New York TimesBooks Book Review: ‘The Free World,’ by Louis Menand verified_publisherThe New York Times - David OshinskyTHE FREE WORLD Art and Thought in the Cold War By Louis Menand Historians who write about the early Cold War era have a particularly sharp eye for the underside of American politics. Their narratives,...
The New York TimesBlack History Black History, Continued: How Do We Learn to Dream verified_publisherThe New York TimesR.S.V.P. for this free event Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Our dreams inspire an ever-expanding universe of creation — from comic books and movies to art and poetry. And in the right hands, they...
The New York TimesJhumpa Lahiri Writing in Italian, Jhumpa Lahiri Found a New Voice verified_publisherThe New York Times - Joumana KhatibLiterary translators have come up with plenty of analogies for their trade. Some compare it to acting, others to performing in a chamber ensemble. Jhumpa Lahiri opted for a more visceral description in...
