For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] American horror writer Shirley Jackson is most famous for “The Lottery,” the short story that earned The New Yorker the most hate mail in its history. Readers were incensed by her portrayal of ordinary folks who, in the work of other authors, might represent a simpler, more wholesome time. Jackson wrote them stoning an … Read more
[ad_1] As a historian of the 20th century I am always on the look-out for books that help me understand the world better. As I worked on my own book about the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, I wanted to understand more about what other women did during the war in part … Read more
[ad_1] Taylor Jenkins Reid is the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, One True Loves, Maybe in Another Life, After I Do and Forever, and Interrupted. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their daughter and their dog. Right now, in the midst of … Read more
[ad_1] After twenty-something years of existence and countless interactions with the opposite sex, I have made a problematic observation—the men in my life decidedly social distance themselves from fiction. It doesn’t end there. They generally display a misplaced sense of pride when they humblebrag about how they only read nonfiction (which is generally followed by … Read more
[ad_1] Poets & Writers awards the annual Jackson Poetry Prize to a poet with exceptional talent. The prize includes $70,000, a sum designed to help poets sustain writing, and it also serves as a gift of gratitude for outstanding contributions to the art. Recipients are first nominated by peers then selected by a panel of … Read more
[ad_1] When I first saw The Sound of Music, I fell in love with musicals. I was captured by the dual forces telling the story: the plot itself, and the songs, reinforcing the emotions of the story with musical embodiment. In the twenty-odd years since then, dozens of shows captured me. One of the great … Read more
[ad_1] Pride Month, for the out queer person, open ally, and friend or family of the queer community is usually a time of events, gatherings, parades, and protests. It’s a time to rally and be together as a community under the diversity of the rainbow and send a message to the world: we’re here, we’re … Read more
[ad_1] Including insightful, entertaining, and beautifully written novels, memoirs, and poetry collections, here’s a list of the editors’ favorite books hitting shelves this June. A BurningBy Megha MajumdarRandom House “For readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the middle class, to … Read more
[ad_1] I seem to be rather obsessed with the theme of justice in my novels. But what is justice, exactly? For me, it is even-handed: the simple cause and effect that runs through most stories. If a character makes a decision, it has a consequence later on. In my latest release, The Choice, my heroine … Read more
[ad_1] Megha Majumdar’s debut novel, A Burning, begins with a terrorist attack at a train station in Kolkata that claims over one hundred lives. Jivan, a Muslim teenager who lives in the nearby slums, happens to witness the attack, but when she makes a post on Facebook that is critical of the government response, she … Read more