The 1976 book (and its 1980 film adaptation) helped the world see the country star’s remarkable resilience. The writer who worked by her side remembers his one-of-a-kind collaborator.
Tag: Books and Literature
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How Bram Stoker’s Dracula Became ‘Dracula Daily,’ and an Internet Sensation
A recluse plagued by yearning and existential loneliness, the count found new life, and new readers, during the pandemic when the novel was serialized.
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Boys and Men Are in Crisis Because Society Is
A new book has the right diagnosis, but its solutions are too small.
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A Shining Moment of Pan-African Promise in a New Book
Marilyn Nance was 23 when she photographed FESTAC ’77, the immense gathering of Black artists in Nigeria. In ‘Last Day in Lagos,’ she shares her archive.
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Book Review: “Breathless,” by David Quammen
In “Breathless,” David Quammen explores the predictable lead-up to the global Covid pandemic, and the frantic, belated attempts to stop it.