André Schiffrin Gone

from The New York Times André Schiffrin, Publishing Force and a Founder of New Press, Is Dead at 78 By ROBERT D. McFADDEN André Schiffrin, a publishing force for 50 years, whose passion for editorial independence produced shelves of serious books, a titanic collision...

ROOTS Redux

from Page Six History Channel plans to remake historically problematic ‘Roots’ By Eric Fettmann Levar Burton starred in “Roots” in 1977. In the wake of successful slavery-themed movies like “12 Years a Slave,” “The Butler” and “Lincoln,” the History...

LETTERS OF NOTE: Camus

from Letters of Note I embrace you with all my heart In 1957, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, “for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times.”...

DOROTHY MUST DIE: No Place Like Oz

from USA Today ‘Dorothy Must Die’ series gives Oz heroine a wicked spin Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Roll out the welcome mat, Darth Vader, Professor Moriarty and Walter White. Dorothy Gale is making a home on the dark side. And her little dog, too. The spunky...