The New York Times – Travel:
Michael Crummey, an award-winning author whose poetry and prose explore the region and its capital, St. John’s, shares book recommendations, local vocabulary and where to find a good pint.
Category: Writing and Writers
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The Best Books to Take You Through Newfoundland
The New York Times – Travel:
Michael Crummey, an award-winning author whose poetry and prose explore the region and its capital, St. John’s, shares book recommendations, local vocabulary and where to find a good pint.
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David Dalton, Rock Writer Who Lived the Scene, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
An early writer for Rolling Stone, he traveled in the same circles as the Beatles, Janis Joplin and other stars, witnessing and documenting a time of cultural transformation.
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‘Desperate Characters’ and the Chaos That Lies Beneath
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Paula Fox, the author of the 1970 novel, writes Sigrid Nunez, had a keen sense of the thin veneer of civilization, and how little it takes to fall through.
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Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Music:
He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft.
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Ni Kuang, Novelist and Screenwriter for Martial Arts Films, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Film:
Best known for fantastical thrillers that doubled as political allegories, he also wrote hundreds of martial arts films for Bruce Lee and others.
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Read Your Way Through Berlin
The New York Times – Travel:
The German author Daniel Kehlmann, most recently of the novel “Tyll,” recommends books that explore the city’s painful past and dynamic present.
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Candace Bushnell, Hanya Yanagihara and More on Their Favorite New York City Novels
The New York Times – T Magazine:
These writers, who have themselves set fiction in the city, weigh in on novels by others who have done the same.
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The Best Books to Take You Through Lisbon, Portugal
The New York Times – Travel:
The award-winning Portuguese novelist Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida recommends books to help readers get to know Portugal’s vibrant capital, and spots to read them if you go.