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Alexandra Alter

Alexandra Alter

Reporter at The New York Times

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  • English
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  • Books
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For a Literary Saint, Margaret Atwood Can Sure Hold a Grudge

She had to be pushed to write her new memoir, “Book of Lives.” The result reveals the experiences (and a few slights) that have shaped her work.
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A Work of Genius or a Complete Mess? Even Its Author Can’t Decide.

Helen DeWitt’s bewildering co-written novel, “Your Name Here,” took almost 20 years to publish, a process that nearly drove her to despair.
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Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

​The prize committee said the Hungarian writer’s work “reaffirms the power of art.”
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The Thriller Writer Who Took on a Tech Giant

Andrea Bartz was disturbed to learn that her books had been used to train A.I. chatbots. So she sued, and helped win the largest copyright settlement in history.
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She’s Very Much at Home in the Space Between Life and the Afterlife

Raised Buddhist in Texas, Amie Barrodale came to embrace the teachings. Years of practice inform her odd, and oddly funny, debut novel, “Trip.”
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Elizabeth Gilbert Gets Dark

A new memoir finds the self-help icon locked in a destructive romantic relationship with her best friend, who relapsed while fighting terminal cancer.
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She Won the Booker Prize. Then She Disappeared for 20 Years.

Kiran Desai has returned with her most ambitious novel yet: “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” a sprawling romance that was all-consuming to complete.
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La familia de Virginia Giuffre, denunciante de Epstein, cuestiona l...

Los familiares de Virginia Roberts Giuffre, quien falleció a principios de este año, sostienen que el libro resta importancia a los abusos que sufrió a manos de su marido.
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Why Magic, Dragons and Explicit Sex Are in Bookstores Everywhere

Romantasy is propping up the fiction market. Thanks to a generation that grew up reading about a boy wizard.
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Kamala Harris to Publish ‘107 Days,’ a Memoir About the 2024 Campaign

The former vice president has written a book about her run for the White House. It will come out next month.
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John Fetterman to Publish an ‘Unapologetic’ Memoir This Fall

The Pennsylvania senator will recount political battles and physical and mental health challenges in “Unfettered.”
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Joe Biden’s Presidential Memoir Sells for $10 Million

The former president has said he’s been ‘working like hell’ on the book, which will focus on his term in office.
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Two Writers Fell in Love, Married, Then Divorced. Who Gets the Story?

Hannah Pittard wrote a memoir about the breakup. When she learned that her ex planned a novel about it, she took it back up, this time as fiction (sort of).
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He Didn’t Find Love on ‘Love Island.’ He Founded a Book Club Instead.

Jeremiah Brown asked his 2 million TikTok followers what to do after being voted off the hit series. The answer has him, and his fans, reading “The Song of Achilles.”
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Bob Dylan’s New Release: A Big Book of Black-and-White Drawings

Along with some 100 images of everyday objects and scenes, “Point Blank” will include vignettes by the writers Lucy Sante and Jackie Hamilton.
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TikTok’s Owner Wanted to Publish Books. Not Anymore.

8th Note Press informed writers and agents that it is abruptly shutting down and returning publication rights to authors.
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Trying to Sell a Conservative Book? Go on a Podcast.

Many of the most popular shows welcome right-wing arguments and freewheeling conversation. Publishers of other political stripes are noticing, too.
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In a New Book, E. Jean Carroll Chronicles Her Legal Battles With Trump

“Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President” includes reflections on being asked to testify about her sex life, as well as the thrill of winning two lawsuits.
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Lapham’s Quarterly Will Begin Its Revival with Website and Podcast

Now attached to Bard College, the literary journal is about to publish new commentary and a popular historical feature. Next year: the print magazine.
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The Devastating Book Erica Jong Always Knew Her Daughter Would Write

Molly Jong-Fast’s unsparing account of her famous mother’s decline into dementia, and their life together, is just turning the tables.
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A Tiny Press Took a Big Risk on Experimental Books. It Paid Off.

The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re coming to the U.S.