The New York Times – Film:
It was all about self-improvement for the actress, who was born a century ago next week. Two new volumes shed light on the books she collected and the intellectual she married.
Category: Books and Literature
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The Brothers Who Made Virginia Woolf the Talk of Cannes
The New York Times – Film:
Arie and Chuko Esiri take a team approach to their filmmaking, and the results with their Nigerian-set adaptation “Clarissa” have wowed the festival.
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What Is a Bookstore Without Books?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Booksellers are trying to figure out how to market audiobooks in person. At a new pop-up, Audible is betting on listening rooms, branded merch and “story tenders.”
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An Essential Reading List on the History of Buddhism in Asia
The New York Times – Travel:
A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia.
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Ellen Burstyn on Her Favorite Books and Her Love of Poetry
The New York Times – Film:
“Of course, at 93 I am not as good at memorizing as I used to be,” the Oscar-winning actress and author says. “But it is good exercise.”
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Koji Suzuki, Sometimes Called the Stephen King of Japan, Dies at 68
The New York Times – Film:
His “Ring” trilogy helped create a genre known as J-horror and spawned a multimedia franchise, including one of the highest-grossing horror films ever made.
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Want to See the Epstein Files in Print? Here Are the 3,437 Volumes.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, taking up more than 3,400 volumes and weighing over eight tons, have been printed and bound for display in a TriBeCa gallery.
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How to See Rare Books in London
The New York Times – Travel:
Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital.
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On Broadway Stages, a New Kind of Fake News
The New York Times – T Magazine:
A genre of plays has emerged in which the characters and events are real — even when the dialogue isn’t.