The New York Times Book Review: 125 Years of Literary History

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Synopsis
From the longest-running, most influential book review in America, here is its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over the past 125 years.Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review&’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage and photography, this beautiful book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. Here are the first takes on novels we now consider masterpieces, including a long-forgotten pan of Anne of Green Gables and a rave of Mrs. Dalloway, along with reviews and essays by Langston Hughes, Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Nora Ephron, and more. With scores of stunning vintage photographs, many of them sourced from the Times&’s own archive, readers will discover how literary tastes have shifted through the years—and how the Book Review&’s coverage has shaped so much of what we read today.
Copyright:
2021

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
2,500 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780593234624
Related ISBNs:
9780593234617
Publisher:
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The New York Times Company
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Communication
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Noor Qasim
Edited by:
Tina Jordan

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