The New York governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, is now the subject of four separate investigations into his behavior in office. Source: New York Times
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Brooklyn Man Finds New Life in Crime (Writing)
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
Jonathan Ames, known for his confessional essays and TV shows like “Bored to Death,” tries his hand at a detective novel with “A Man Named Doll.” Source: New York Times
Peter Manso, Biographer of Brando and Mailer, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
His relationship with his subjects and critics could be tempestuous. His interview with Mayor Edward I. Koch for Playboy may have cost Koch the governorship Source: New York Times
As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo boasted, “I am not a superhero,” in early versions of his book, drafted as his aides scrubbed a politically damaging Health Department report. Source: New York Times
Morris Dickstein, Critic and Cultural Historian, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
He had a passion for reading, and for writing about what he was reading. “Criticism,” he once said, “plays a very important role in keeping people honest.” Source: New York Times
Paris Review Names New Editor
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Emily Stokes, previously a senior editor at The New Yorker, is succeeding Emily Nemens at the literary magazine. Source: New York Times
She Kept a Library Book for 63 Years. It Was Time to Return It.
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
“I think that says a great deal about how much we as a society value the written word,” a shocked librarian said. Source: New York Times
In the Pandemic Present, a Literary Tour of Greenwich Village’s Past
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
From the quirky brownstones to the birth of queer New York and the tangle of streets themselves, everything about this neighborhood has defied the grid from the beginning. Source: New York Times
On a Storied Stretch of Fifth Avenue, a Symbol of Irish America Reels
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2021
The American Irish Historical Society’s mansion on Central Park has long symbolized the ascent of immigrants in the United States. It’s now on sale for $52 million, but many are citing mismanagement and asking the attorney general to intervene. Source:…
Cuomo Book Promotion Halted by Publisher, Citing Nursing Homes Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
“American Crisis” was supposed to be a triumphant account of New York’s coronavirus fight. But as scandals swirl, sales have dramatically slowed. Source: New York Times
John Steinbeck’s ‘Little Fishing Place’ in Sag Harbor Is on the Market
By Gotham Rex on February 19, 2021
The novelist spent his summers at the waterfront property, which sits on 1.8 acres and includes his “writing house.” The asking price is $17.9 million. Source: New York Times
He Can’t Carry a Tune, but Chang-rae Lee Has a Song to Sing
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2021
“My Year Abroad,” his sixth novel, is about letting yourself plunge into the world, even when it hurts. He’s been thinking about that a lot over these past, painful months. Source: New York Times
Sharon Kay Penman, Whose Novels Plumbed Britain’s Past, Dies at 75
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021
The author of best-selling books set in medieval England and Wales, she insisted that historical fiction had an obligation to the facts. Source: New York Times
Christina Crosby, 67, Dies; Feminist Scholar Wrote of Becoming Disabled
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021
After a bicycle accident left her paralyzed, she wrote a memoir, “A Body, Undone,” which refused to draw tidy lessons about overcoming hardship. Source: New York Times
Jean Valentine, Minimalist Poet With Maximum Punch, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
A former New York State Poet, she won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer finalist for poems in which small details could accrue great power. Source: New York Times