Women on the verge of Chesil Beach
Pedro Almodóvar seeks — so far in vain — the rights to adapt Ian McEwan’s latest novel.
Pedro Almodóvar seeks — so far in vain — the rights to adapt Ian McEwan’s latest novel.
“When I look at my bookshelves, I see my life. Whole glimpses of previous interests are represented…”
Martha Southgate examines the scarcity of middle-aged African American literary writers.
My Book Expo interview with Shalom Auslander is up. While talking about his forthcoming memoir, Foreskin’s Lament, we discussed: the many manuscripts he’s destroyed to escape divine retribution; his sex-starved (and imaginary) shiksa high school girlfriend; Red Lobster as the pinnacle of trayf; and much more. Auslander’s humor comes across in the recording, but his deadpan delivery is only partly . . .
The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30pm and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication, with the date in the . . .