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Jhumpa Lahiri Gets Found in Translation in “Whereabouts”

A decade ago, Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri and her family became expats living in Rome, Italy, and during that time, she immersed herself in the unfamiliar culture, which included writing in Italian. For most people, stepping outside their comfort zone can be difficult, stressful and even painful. Lahiri, on…
Jodé Millman
April 28, 2021
FictionMiscellany

Larry McMurtry, Acclaimed Author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and “The Last Picture Show,” Dies at 84

Photo Credit: Diana Lynn Ossana The highly successful writer Larry McMurtry died yesterday, Thursday, March 25, at 84 years old. He’s known for penning his bildungsroman Lonesome Dove, the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, and the adapted-for-film Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show, among many others; he’s overarchingly lauded…
Judy Moreno
March 26, 2021
Fiction

“The War Widow” Is a Feminist Twist on Noir in 1940s Sydney

“Completely gripping and entertaining from beginning to end." — Hugh Jackman —∞— The War Widow is poised to be Tara Moss’s breakout novel in the U.S., especially given the book’s saucy leading lady, Billie Walker, a war reporter turned Private Investigator in post-WWII Australia who — much like Moss herself…
BookTrib
December 29, 2020