His four-book series “The Book of the New Sun” is considered one of the major works of the genre. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/obituaries/gene-wolfe-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Writing and Writers
Charles Van Doren, a Quiz Show Whiz Who Wasn’t, Dies at 93
A charismatic and well-pedigreed contestant, he confessed to Congress that his ballyhooed TV performances in the 1950s had been scandalously rigged. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/obituaries/charles-van-doren-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Profile: A Debut Novelist Explores Her Family’s History, and Palestine’s
With her debut novel, “The Parisian,” Isabella Hammad joins a group of contemporary Palestinian writers exploring how nostalgia and loss are refracted across generations of families. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/books/isabella-hammad-the-parisian.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
‘Fire Your Agents,’ Unions Tell TV Writers in Hollywood Labor Dispute
They were once so close. Now, writers are accusing their representatives of enriching themselves at their clients’ expense. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/media/writers-guild-of-america-talent-agents.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
10 New Books to Watch for in April
A history of the moon landing 50 years later, a new novel from Sally Rooney and more. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/books/new-books-april.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Profile: Miriam Toews’s Mennonite Conscience
In her new book, “Women Talking,” the beloved Canadian novelist directs her gaze at the moral failings of the Protestant sect in which she was raised. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/books/miriam-toews-women-talking.html?partner=rss&emc=rss