ArtsBeat: Lauren Child’s Favorite Books from Childhood

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ArtsBeat: Lauren Child’s Favorite Books from Childhood

By admin on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Comments Off

The author of “Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes” shares the books she loved most when she was young. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: John Irving’s Rules of Attraction

By admin on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Comments Off

The author of “In One Person” spoke at the 92nd Street Y on Sunday night. NYT > Books Alison Bechdel’s “Are You My Mother?” is No. 1 on the hardcover list this week. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: John Updike Society Buys Author’s Boyhood Home for $200,000

By admin on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Comments Off

An organization plans to preserve John Updike’s boyhood home in Shillington, Pa., as a historic site. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: Alison Bechdel Talks About Drawing, Writing, Family and Shame

By admin on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Comments Off

The author of “Fun Home” and “Are You My Mother?” on the difficulties of illustrating psychoanalysis and more. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: Cultural Heavyweights Let Public Library Know They Don’t Like Planned Revamp

By admin on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 | Comments Off

The signers of the letter protesting the New York Public Library’s plan include Salman Rushdie, Jonathan Lethem and Art Spiegelman. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: New York, Cultural Capital of the World? Discuss

By admin on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Comments Off

Two panels at the Public Theater wrestled with whether New York was still a nurturing home for artists. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: On E-Books and Stephen Colbert: A Few Words With Sendak

By admin on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Comments Off

The legendary children’s author’s media appearances in recent years included a memorable two-part interview with Stephen Colbert. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: Editors Occupy Cooper Union to Discuss the 99 Percent

By admin on Monday, May 7th, 2012 | Comments Off

Five editors of the Occupy! Gazette discussed the movement on Sunday at the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. NYT > Books In his talk Salman Rushdie lamented both a certain human tendency to value material well-being over intellectual freedom, a tension other panels at the festival attempted to confront as well. NYT > [...]

ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: L.B.J. in the White House

By admin on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 | Comments Off

Robert Caro discusses “The Passage of Power,” his latest book about Lyndon Johnson. NYT > Books Modeled on popular poetry slams, the PEN event gave pair of translators the same text and asked them to create their own versions in another language. NYT > Books

ArtsBeat: PEN Festival Panel Gives Christopher Hitchens Mixed Grades

By admin on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 | Comments Off

Five prominent writers and editors discussed the legacy of Christoper Hitchens on Monday night. NYT > Books

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