10 promising books to add to your reading list in June
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your June reading list. With books tied…
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How Hiroyuki Sanada plays his own hero in 'Shōgun'
Hiroyuki Sanada has lived a thousand lives in show business: child actor, action star, Shakespearean fool, Hollywood actor. As a…
Opinion: The ideal beach read? It's not what you would expect
I've been a reader for most of my life, but I'm always stumped at the start of summer when the…
Meredith Jaeger explores women's struggles in two eras of San Francisco
Book Review The incorrigibles: a novel By Meredith JaegerDutton: 368 pages, $18If you buy books linked to on our site,…
'Shogun' has been renewed for at least 2 more seasons
The story of Lord Yoshii Toranaga will continue. FX and Hulu announced Thursday that the critically acclaimed series “Shōgun” has…
Finally, a midlife crisis novel that's not about a man
Book Review All fours By Miranda JulyRiverhead: 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times…
Based on the novel by CJ Sansom, 'Shardlake' sets a murder mystery in Tudor England
Based on the first of CJ Sansom's Tudor-era murder mystery novels, “Shardlake,” premiering Wednesday on Hulu, follows a lawyer turned…
Claire Messud combines truth and fiction in the story of her French Algerian family
Book Review The strange and eventful story: a novel By Claire MessudWW Norton & Company: 448 pages, $29.99If you buy…
10 books to add to your reading list in May
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your May reading list. Whether it's first…
Colm Tóibín's latest story is united by the tension between secret and revelation
Book Review Big Island By Colm ToibínScribner Book Company: 304 pages, $28If you buy books linked to on our site,…