Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
Meet the Birkin Bag of the Book World: Collectible, Covetable and Priced to Match | The New York Times | 21/09/24
Two decades ago, when Assouline opened its first branded outpost on the 7th floor of Bergdorf Goodman in NY, Prosper Assouline experienced an epiphany.
Piet Mondrian: An Orderly Painter, a Deeply Eccentric Man | The New York Times | 28/10/24
The painter David Salle once wrote — he was quoting a friend — that you could recognize one of Alex Katz’s canvases if it fell out of an airplane at 30,000 feet.
Jesse Eisenberg Has a Few Questions | The New Yorker | 27/10/24
Vanessa Redgrave once compared Jesse Eisenberg to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, because of his “inquiring mind.”
James Graham Thinks We’re in a Crisis of Storytelling | The New Yorker | 24/10/24
The playwright discusses writing about people you disagree with, what we can learn from our recent history, and a new musical he wrote with Elton John and Jake Shears, “Tammy Faye,” based on the life of the American televangelist....
There was no better reader than James Earl Jones. | Literary Hub | 11/09/24
James Earl Jones died on Monday at the age of 93, after a career filled with iconic performances.
Language, Love and Visibility: Looking Back on an Immigrant Childhood | Literary Hub | 13/09/24
In the years since this memoir was first published, readers have asked me many questions.