‘Isola’ Review: Tale of a French Castaway
Based on the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque’s sojourn on an island near modern Quebec, Allegra Goodman’s novel takes ...
Audrey Hepburn will get blue plaque in London - as list of honourees revealed
Audrey Hepburn and glam rock musician Marc Bolan are among the stars being honoured with blue plaques celebrating their ...
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Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan among blue plaques honourees
The scheme will also celebrate novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and Jamaican writer ...
The week’s bestselling books, Feb. 16
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, including hardcover and paperback ...
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Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to get blue plaques in London
The scheme will also celebrate novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and Jamaican writer ...
Here Are the 11 New Books You Should Read in February
Here are the best new books to read this month, from Ali Hazelwood's new romance to Allegra Goodman's latest novel ...
5 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Turns 75 — Do You Know the Original Stories That Inspired It?
But did you know that this story is actually much, much older than that? In fact, it was first written about in ancient ...
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‘Isola’ revitalizes the forgotten history of 16th century France
Goodman memorializes de la Rocque de Roberval and her remarkable valor through masterful writing, reminding the 21st century ...
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20 Books Coming in February
Knopf, Feb. 4 A 16th-century French noblewoman and her lover are abandoned on a Canadian island in Goodman’s historical novel. Orphaned at the age of 3, the woman is the heir to a fortune ...