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From Kafka to Kushner, Touring the 20th Century’s Jewish Canon

October 06, 2020

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Richard Russo Misses the Purity of Childhood Reading

“When you become a writer, you inevitably lose your innocence as a reader,” says the Pulitzer-winning novelist, whose new book is “Somebody’s Fool.” “It’s like being given the underground tour of Disney World. Some of the magic dissipates.” Unknown Author | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Shehan Karunatilaka Wins Booker Prize for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’

The Sri Lankan writer received the award, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world, for his second novel, which examines the trauma of his country’s decades-long civil war. BY ALEXANDRA ALTER | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

For Elaine Castillo, Reading Is Politics

The essays in “How to Read Now” raise serious concerns about interpretation, inheritance and human understanding. “White supremacy makes for terrible readers, writes Elaine Castillo in her essay collection "How to Read Now." The sentence, like the title of the book, is both a dig and a dare that blossoms into an urgent plea: "We need to change how we read." For Castillo, who was born in California to Filipino immigrants, this "we" is "generally American"; her book is aimed at the underprivileged groups who make up a sizable portion of the United States. Read more in the article by JANE HU | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Booksellers Move to the Front Lines of the Fight Against Books Bans in Texas

With a book-rating law set to take effect in September, a group of booksellers, along with publishers and authors, filed suit to argue that it is unconstitutional. Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

A Move to England Led Armistead Maupin Back to ‘Tales of the City’

Some familiar San Franciscans turn up in the British countryside in “Mona of the Manor,” which the author vows is the 10th, and last, in the series: “That has a nice symmetry.” Unknown Author | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

From Kafka to Kushner, Touring the 20th Century’s Jewish Canon

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