Book Review: ‘Exhibit,’ by R.O. Kwon Date Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 10:37 AM Description R.O. Kwon’s second novel, “Exhibit,” sees two Korean American women finding pleasure in a bond that knits creative expression and sadomasochism.
After a Wrenching Best Seller, an Author Takes Up Her Dream Project Image Date Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description An assault led to Chanel Miller’s book, “Know My Name.” But she had wanted to write children’s books since she was a child. She’s done that now with “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All.”
Books With Lesson on Civil War Image Date Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description Three new books show us why the United States should do everything it can to nip the possibility in the bud.
Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire Image Date Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 2:07 PM Description When her career hit a wall, the Oscar-winning actor built a ladder made of books — for herself, and for others.
Defeat Is Agonizing. In These 2 Books, It’s Also Thrilling. Image Date Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 1:15 PM Description If you love stories about beautiful losers, consider Brian Moore’s novel about an alcoholic virgin or Benjamin Anastas’s tale of an inferior twin.
Book Review: ‘Mood Swings,’ by Frankie Barnet Date Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description In Frankie Barnet’s novel, “Mood Swings,” two young women work to craft meaningful lives as society collapses around them.
Book Review: ‘Wait,’ by Gabriella Burnham Date Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 3:00 AM Description In “Wait,” Gabriella Burnham examines island life from a fresh angle.
Why Did the First Space Shuttle Disaster Happen? Date Friday, May 17, 2024 - 2:36 PM Description Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.”
Book Review: ‘Challenger,’ by Adam Higginbotham Image Date Friday, May 17, 2024 - 2:12 PM Description As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and human error.
Alta, Irreverent Feminist Poet and Small-Press Pioneer, Dies at 81 Date Friday, May 17, 2024 - 2:10 PM Description She wrote lusty work about her life. She also started what may have been America’s first feminist press, Shameless Hussy, in her garage.