MOLLY YOUNG
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My Evening at Reading Rhythms, a Party for Bookish Introverts
Reading Rhythms bills itself as a series of “reading parties,” where guests read silently for an hour and chat with strangers about the books they...
Vladimir Nabokov’s Best Books: A Guide
Clever and dexterous, his writing delights in puzzles, puns and lepidoptera. Here’s where to start. (There’s so much more than “Lolita.”)
Book Review: ‘Shaping Surf History,’ by Jimmy Metyko
A book of photographs by Jimmy Metyko documents a fertile period of surf history.
An Eccentric Victorian, His Book and the Giant Pink Pastry of a House He Inspired
In “The Octagon House,” published in 1848, Orson Squire Fowler wondered why anyone would build a four-sided home when they could have an eight-sided one.
Armchair Travel, Hypothermia and Zapping
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Out Loud, Pumped Up and Bossed Around by the French
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Strong Women, Madwomen, Mob Women
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Beefcake, Goethe’s Boswell and the Greeks
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Bookplates, a Vanishing and Nuclear-Strength Charisma
Our critic recommends old and new books.
Eavesdropping, Worms and Outrageous Fortune
Our critic recommends old and new books.
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