Enjoying this headline? You’re a rarity: Reading for pleasure is declining, study says
Put down the book, pick up the phone. So it goes in the United States, where daily reading for pleasure has plummeted more than 40% among adults over the last ...
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The week’s bestselling books, Aug. 24
Hardcover fiction 1. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press: $30) An unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. 2. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A ...
Massive James Baldwin biography digs deep into the romances that shaped his writing
In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously researched biography of James Baldwin, the great writer’s search for the source of his art dovetails with his lifelong search for meaningful relationships. Black, ...
Greedy landlords — not Bronx residents — were really to blame for the fires that ravaged NYC in the ’70s and ’80s: new book
In the early hours of an April morning in 1975, New York landlord Imre Oberlander and his associate, Yishai Webber, donned disguises — wigs and blackface — and set out ...
‘Sweetener’ is a fun sapphic romp brimming with identity confusion
In 1984, at age 33, I fell in love with a woman for the first time. Her name was Cathy. Her previous girlfriend’s name was also Cathy. “Wasn’t that confusing, ...
More and more books are being banned. SoCal libraries find a solution
There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools ...
Eleven Madison Park chef Daniel Humm shopping book to publishers — as his $365-per-meal vegan restaurant offers meat again
Meat and greet! Eleven Madison Park chef Daniel Humm is shopping a book behind the scenes, sources tell Page Six, at the same time he revealed in an interview on Wednesday ...
The week’s bestselling books, Aug. 17
Hardcover fiction 1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. An Inside Job by Daniel ...
Keith McNally’s mystery Hollywood lover, dubbed ‘X’ in his memoir, appears to be Gillian Anderson
In his new memoir, Keith McNally says he had an romance with a Hollywood actress, but doesn’t name her. Clues suggest its “X Files” star Gillian Anderson. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images ...
Hiltzik: These nonfiction writers looked for the future of L.A. Did they find it?
The Los Angeles we know has long been an irresistible subject for novelists and moviemakers — so much so that they’ve often tortured reality to make it conform to their ...
