Richard Lingeman, Cultural Historian and Biographer, Dies at 95
He spent decades as a magazine editor and wrote an acclaimed history of small-town America, as well as biographies of the novelists Theodore Dreiser and Sinclair Lewis.
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Richard Lingeman, Cultural Historian and Biographer, Dies at 95
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Book Review: ‘A Tender Age,’ by Chang-rae Lee
In his new book, Chang-rae Lee follows a 10-year-old into the social powder kegs of schoolyards and summer camps.
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Book Review: ‘A Tender Age,’ by Chang-rae Lee
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Book Review: ‘Sunrise,’ by Téa Obreht
In “Sunrise,” Téa Obreht mashes up Western gothic, murder mystery and survival saga.
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Book Review: ‘Sunrise,’ by Téa Obreht
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Book Review: ‘Under the Falls,’ by Richard Russo
In Richard Russo’s new novel, “Under the Falls,” a singer reckons with his troubled past and the community he left behind.
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Book Review: ‘Under the Falls,’ by Richard Russo
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Barack Obama to Host New Podcast, ‘A Great Book’
The former president will discuss works by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and Marilynne Robinson, among others, in a podcast that will premiere in September.
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Barack Obama to Host New Podcast, ‘A Great Book’
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Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir
The British scholar resigned from Cambridge after the university, which made him its youngest Black professor in 2023, began investigating his academic qualifications.