Literary Radar

Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.

The Year of the Doll | THE NEW YORKER | 20/12/2023

From Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” narratives about cloistered women contending with a new political reality have dominated the cultural landscape. Why do these stories hit so hard?

 

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The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2023 | LITERARY HUB | 11/12/2023

Parul Sehgal on James Ellroy, Merve Emre on Italo Calvino, Namwali Serpell on "hit me" Novels, and More.

‘A hero to millions’: Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by Michael Rosen, Kae Tempest and more | THE GUARDIAN | 08/12/2023

The acclaimed writer and poet for children and adults has died aged 65. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute.

John Nichols, Author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ Dies at 83 | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 02/12/2023

After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos.

The Revolutionary Temper by Robert Darnton review – a nation at breaking point | THE GUARDIAN | 22/11/2023

The intrigues and extravagance that led to the French revolution.

The Best Reviewed Books of the Week | LITERARY HUB | 17/11/2023

Michael Cunningham’s Day, Benjamin Taylor’s Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather, and Claire Keegan’s So Late in the Day all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week.