1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (802+ words) All his life, Chang-Rae Lee, like many writers of color, has felt the weight of representation. And for nearly 30 years, he has chosen to run'and write'the other way. His 1995 debut, Native Speaker, is a literary thriller that follows corporate spy…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (785+ words) We Read: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" with the Westport Country Playhouse Wed, July 1 @ 7: 00 pm " 8: 30 pm Westport Library, Room 210 From Page to Stage'We Read Copies of the script are available to borrow at the patron services desk on the main…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (633+ words) Cinema Sentries Book Review: Yan Vols. 1-3 by Chang Sheng The third and concluding volume of Chang Sheng's Eisner-nominated manhua epic was recently published, making this an ideal time to read the entire 1000-page series at once. I originally read the…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago  (131+ words) A Hollywood titan who thrives on a challenge, Jodie Foster's latest film sees her take on her first French-speaking lead role " with thrilling results. The best new books to read now WAR is Sienna Miller's 'explosive' new TV divorce drama…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago  (487+ words) Siri Hustvedt's memoir captures how grieving grips the mind and the body Martha Macintyre Books 19 June 2026 1656 words Intimacy and its transformations: Hustvedt interviewing her husband Paul Auster at the Symphony Space Thalia Theater in New York in January 2009. Jack Vartoogian…...

22+ hour, 17+ min ago  (58+ words) The Times Mrs Dalloway meets Motherland " a very modern comic novel Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens follows the last day of one woman's maternity leave " cue buggy disasters, bodily fluids and meltdowns "1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles....

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1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (398+ words) Though they were active writers in Paris at about the same time, they only met once. This blockbuster of a literary meeting did not go well. While both men were great writers, their temperaments could not have been more different....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (324+ words) This new book from Jason Crawford is something of a curio. In God's Fools, he takes a look at comedy through the lens of the holy fool, contrasting the stories of prophets and martyrs with leading lights in the world…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (746+ words) Frank Callanan: James Joyce: A Political Life review " the shadow of Parnell. Review by Hugh Barnes. The Arts Desk Frank Callanan: James Joyce - A Political Life review - the shadow of Parnell Joyce lurks in the margins of his own biography…...