The New York Times – Film:
Richard E. Grant and Daryl McCormack star as writers with similar source material in a feature tracing the limits of literary authorship.
Category: Writing and Writers
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My Unlikely Writing Teacher: Pedro Martinez
The New York Times – Sports:
Looking to a maestro on the mound to improve your writing game.
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Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making
The New York Times – Film:
Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dove into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.
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Review: ‘In the Company of Rose’ Is a Pleasant Portrait
The New York Times – Film:
When the theater and film director James Lapine first met Rose Styron, he knew her as William Styron’s widow. He learned there was a lot more to her.
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Larry Kramer’s Memorial Brings Together Old Friends and Old Enemies
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Tony Kushner and Anthony Fauci were among the speakers who fondly described difficult moments with the irascible writer and activist.
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Walking 36 Miles Through the Wales Countryside
The New York Times – Travel:
Walking 36 miles through the Welsh countryside, a writer considers a proposed new national forest, which is designed to help tackle climate change, boost biodiversity and promote nature tourism.
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Read Your Way Through the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
The New York Times – Travel:
The poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea thinks the borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. These are his recommendations.
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Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89
The New York Times – Film:
“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.