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Of Inhuman Bondage: Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys’ Shines a Light on an Insidious Evil
February 8, 2023
•Colson Whitehead is to American literature what the Rolls-Royce is to automobiles: revered and unrivaled. Having published eight novels, two books of nonfiction, and numerous essays and short stories, the […]
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Shine,’ a Path to Stardom
January 5, 2023
•’Tis the season, and January is the time for New Year’s resolutions. So, in that spirit, Larry Thompson, a Hollywood magnate, offers his book, “SHINE: A Powerful 4-Step Plan for […]
‘Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom’
September 14, 2022
•A Riveting Saga That Belongs on the Silver Screen. Lights! Camera! Action! Andrew Nagorski’s “Saving Freud” ought to be coming to a theater near you. This nonfiction work crackles like […]
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington’
August 17, 2022
•Meet a fortunate son genuinely grateful for his luck. Reviewed by Kitty Kelley Sometimes, the sons of famous fathers are cursed. “They’re born on third base and think they’ve hit […]
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘The Summer Friend: A Memoir’
June 15, 2022
•A heartfelt, guarded ode to a seasonal pal. The spectacular cover of Charles McGrath’s “The Summer Friend” deserves its own trophy. It shows a photograph of an apricot sun setting […]
‘George Soros: A Life in Full’ An uneven look at an extraordinary man.
May 16, 2022
•George Soros, now 91, cites 1944 as the best year of his life. He was 14 years old, living as a non-practicing Jew under the Nazis in Hungary, and hiding […]
Following Martin Luther King, Jr.: Atlanta to Memphis
April 13, 2022
•“April is the cruelest month,” wrote the poet, T.S. Eliot, and for those following Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4, 1968 was the cruelest day. At 6:01 pm on that […]
‘Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor’s Fight for Fairness’
February 9, 2022
•A former officer of the court reveals that justice is hardly blind. With the publication of “Just Pursuit,” Laura Coates takes her place in a pantheon with Frank Serpico, who blew […]
‘John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations’
January 12, 2022
•The late congressman’s star continues to shine. Reviewed by Kitty Kelley A hero is someone who can be admired without apology: no excuses, no explanations. A rara avis such as Nelson Mandela, Mother […]
‘There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century’
November 10, 2021
•The foreign-policy expert sees parallels between her lower-class roots and the hurdles facing today’s workers. England is strangled by its pernicious class system. Even in 2021, the country’s rigid social […]