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In “Feh,” Shalom Auslander confronts being middle-aged, a time of life that, given his external circumstances, you would think he would be celebrating. But, instead of kvelling, he’s sunk, hilariously, in the depths of despair.
Now 78, Cher has written a compellingly candid chronicle of her early life and showbiz career, up until her move into the movies, which will be told in Part Two.
In a time when qualities such as empathy and caring for others are more important than ever, these books can help children better understand the lives of others.
There was, after all, something Faustian in the prospect of an elixir that promised to reveal glimpses of the divine while simultaneously burning pits of fire in the seeker’s brain.
In tracing the tortuous path that established historians took in trying to get to the bottom of the war, Perry Anderson doesn’t acknowledge leftwing observers who knew perfectly well what was going on at the time.
Shannon Bowring is a wonderfully wise and compassionate writer, exquisitely alert to the varieties of human experience that exist at the end of the 20th century.
It is time for some fierce pushback from the artistic community and lovers of the arts to Generative AI Leaders.
“Stasio” is an exercise in noir fiction with the intellectual depth we expect from our best writers, compounded by the lyricism of Tamas Dobozy’s style, crisp dialogue, wit and humor, and well-drawn characters.
Samuel Adler, now 96 and still composing, has released an updated version of his rich, entertaining, and sometimes gripping memoir of a life well lived.
Book Review: “The Miró Worm and the Mysteries of Writing’ — Pursuing Creative Inwardness
The ascendancy of digital life is acknowledged as unshakable, but in these essays Sven Birkerts offers useful insights into how serious writers can carry on.
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