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The Norwegian author Linn Ullmann’s new novel pieces together fragments of a trip she took to Paris at the request of a much older photographer.
What transpires next has a whiff of inevitably, given the willfulness of the teenage Ullmann, who is both tightly bonded to her famous, beautiful mother and longing to be herself an object of desire.
This summer’s standout art and culture books include ‘Disobedient’, Liz Fremantle’s novel on Renaissance rebel Artemisia ...
Karen Read and her LA-based defense attorney Alan Jackson aren’t parting ways just yet.
Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in an age of book bans, how powerful stories — and reading — can be.
An initial investigation suggests a 14-year-old girl in the group was on the tracks and struck by the train, Sullivan said. The girl was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.
Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas Seeking to ban books like “Bathe the Cat” has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control ...
“She was a beautiful girl inside and out.” Castellanos-Rosales faces a sentence of life in prison. You can read more about the verdict and see our full coverage of the trial here.
Lila Moss rocks a transparent top and ruffled skirt set at the Saint Laurent Men's Paris Fashion Week show.
Federal judge William Alsup ruled that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI models on published books without the authors’ permission.
AI slop means faster and cheaper content, and the technical and financial logic of online platforms creates a race to the bottom.