The behind-the-scenes book, designed to mimic the appearance of a text from Hamilton’s era, proves nearly as elusive as a Broadway ticket.
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Month: May 2016
Books of The Times: Review: Julian Barnes’s ‘The Noise of Time,’ the Inner Shostakovich
Mr. Barnes’s newest novel imagines the internal emotional battle of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich after Stalin turned against him.
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Review: Jenny Diski’s ‘In Gratitude,’ an Uphill Life on and Off Cancer Road
The essayist and novelist, who died last week at 68, has written a different kind of cancer memoir, and an almost entirely platitude-free one.
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Little Sugarcoating in Cao Wenxuan’s Children’s Books
The chaotic years of the Cultural Revolution in China form the backdrop for many of his stories.
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April Hedge a gram
The Three Octopus – Mermaid Sketch Happy April! Every month I spend some time gathering my thoughts about some aspect of children’s bookmaking that I think might interest others involved with creative projects. All my books have been picture books. It is the form that involves the most illustration, which is what I love best. […]
Source: Jan Brett’s Blog