Books

Review: Vibrant new portrait of artist Helen Frankenthaler

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“Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York,” by Alexander Nemerov (Penguin Press) ...

Atwood, Grisham among contributors to pandemic novel

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NEW YORK — One of the first novels about the pandemic will be a collaborative effort, with Margaret Atwood, John Grisham and Celeste Ng...

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has book out in September

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; The new chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, has written a book about climate change. </p> ...

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has book out in September

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NEW YORK — The new chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, has written a book about climate change. ...

Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly

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<p>CHICAGO &mdash; In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is as beautiful as the...

Garth Greenwell, Douglas Stuart among Lambda award nominees

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NEW YORK — Fiction by Garth Greenwell and Douglas Stuart and nonfiction by author-comedian Samantha Irby are among this year's nominees for the Lambda...

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has memoir out in September

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NEW YORK — Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has a memoir coming out this fall that her publisher is calling an “unvarnished take" on...

Winfrey chooses four Marilynne Robinson novels for book club

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<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Besides working on her newsmaking interview with Meghan and Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey has been busy with the novels of Marilynne...

Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal

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NEW YORK — A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book...

Original ‘SNL’ player’s memoir looks back in fondness, humor

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<p>LOS ANGELES &mdash; If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night Live” player — a storied ensemble that included Gilda...