Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
Math Defeated Him in School. In His 60s, He Went Back for More | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 13/07/2022
In a "Divine Language" Alec Wilkinson writes about the year he spent trying to learn the algebra, geometry and calculus that had confounded him decades before
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review – bold and thrilling sequel to The Miniaturist | THE GUARDIAN | 05/07/2022
This tale of a curious young woman in 18th-century Amsterdam finds the writer at the top of her game.
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Father Figure: The Tortured Life of George Michael | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 03/07/2022
James Gavin's engrossing biography of the singer takes the measure of a gifted, tragic and infuriating man.
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10 New Books We Recommend This Week | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 23/06/20223
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
11 Books to Read If You’re Yearning for More Heartstopper | VULTURE | 14/06/2022
Heartstopper is based on the graphic-novel series written and drawn by Alice Oseman
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A Daughter, Her Father and the Long-Gone Poet Who Brought Them Together | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 09/06/2022
In her memoir "Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and me", Ada Calhoun set out to write a poet's biography and found a connection to her father instead.