the collectionFame and Obscurity(1970). Talese also used his skills as a literary journalist to write internationally best-selling books, includingThe Kingdom and the Power(1969), an inside look atThe New York Times;Honor Thy Father(1971), about the rise and fall of thenotoriousBonanno crime...
Douglas Preston is an American journalist and novelist who has authored 35 books, sixteen of which have beenNew York Timesbestsellers — several reaching the #1 position. Writing books from techno-thriller and horror novels to non-fiction titles on history, science, exploration, and true crime, ...
The Mets’ last Banner Day was staged years ago but it was revived by The New York Times and produced some clever results. 5PM 30 SepSports of The Times: How Game Changes, and How It Doesn’t (Baseball)Two Hall of Famers — Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson. who ...
Her first novel,In a Fishbone Church, won theBetty Trask Award, and was longlisted for theWomen’s Prize for Fiction.Golden DeedwasTime Out’s Book of the year, aBest Bookin theLA Times Book Reviewand aNotable Bookin theNew York Times Book Review. Her fourth novel,The Wish Child (201...
So it’s no surprise that in the novel Asher isn’t so interested in supporting arts education in a poor Black community school. $10,000 for a bit of this and that, yes… but enough to buy a building in New York’s inflated real estate market to secure the school’s long-term futu...
She is the author of China Pop and three collections of fiction and two nonfiction books in Chinese, including The Eighties, an award-winning cultural ret- rospective of the 1980s in China. She has written for many publica- tions, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, Dushu, and...
In these illuminating pages, Frances Mayes, the author of Under the Tuscan Sun and many other bestsellers, and New York Times travel writer Ondine Cohane reveal an Italy that only the locals know, filled with top destinations and unforgettable travel experiences in every region. From the ...
'It’s a sign of the times that previously unknown British author E L James has topped the New York Times bestseller list with an erotic romance, Fifty Shades of Grey. The book was published in a print edition but the vast majority of sales were in ebook. Vintage US are releasing new ...
the critically acclaimed documentaryBeastie Boys Story, currently nominated for 5 Emmys and the group’s best sellerBeastie Boys Book, which ascended to No.1 onThe New York TimesBest Sellers List—topping both the Nonfiction Print Hardcover and Nonfiction Combined Print & E-Book Best Sellers ...
Janet Malcolm(born July 8, 1934, Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)—died June 16, 2021, Manhattan,New York, U.S.) forged a piercinglyanalyticalbrand of Americanjournalismin a career that spanned more than five decades and produced numerousnonfictionbooks, several of which originated as...