Jacqueline Harpman has been dead for 14 years, but she’s living every author’s dream. She has a new short story collection — “We Were Forbidden” (out now) — a novel that’s become a bestselling phenom thanks to social media and three more books in the pipeline. Harpman, a Belgian-Jewish writer and trained psychoanalyst, died of … Read more
Sophia Smith Galer first understood language loss as a sound coming from upstairs. Her 93-year-old nonna was in bed in north London, speaking al dialët, the family’s regional language from northern Italy, with Galer’s mother. Galer could understand much of it, but she couldn’t answer in it. “I remember going home afterwards and feeling real … Read more
This summer, Americans from sea to shining sea (and everywhere in between) are embracing our nation’s history. And if you’re searching for a stay in the heart of America the Beautiful, look no further than a truly old-school inn. From major political milestones to pop culture moments, hotels have seen it all, and the National … Read more
Living in Vermont, science and nature writer Rowan Jacobsen noticed the effects the seasons had on him. Summers were gorgeous, but the grey winters were brutal and left him lagging. “I felt as if my cells didn’t work,” he writes in his new book, “In Defense of Sunlight, The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure” (Scribner). … Read more
Although St. Barth has been known as a tropical playground for the rich and famous for several decades, it’s not so long ago that the Caribbean island was a scruffy, even rough corner of paradise attracting hard-living ex-pat dropouts who fancied themselves as modern pirates. If that sounds like a Jimmy Buffett song, that’s because … Read more
Frank Lloyd Wright was never a modest man. Praised frequently as the greatest architect in American history, he would parry “Why limit it to America?” During his long life — he died in 1959 at the age of 91 — he married three times, sired seven children, infuriated clients, ran up debts he couldn’t pay. … Read more
It has them running for the hills. Some of the biggest icks that turn off women all involve one thing men do. “Runs with their backpack bouncing, chasing a ping pong ball … anything running seems to be a moment where men show their unf–kability,” comedian Jared Freid told The Post. A man who “runs … Read more
Mamie Van Doren isn’t done spilling secrets. The actress and sex symbol has written a new memoir, “You Thought I Was Dead,” in which she lays bare her decades-long career in showbiz. The 95-year-old is also the subject of a new documentary about her life that’s currently in production. In her latest tell-all, the star addresses Hollywood’s … Read more
Chess champ Magnus Carlsen, 32, lost to 19-year-old Hans Niemann at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, sparking Carlsen’s cheating claims. Niemann, who admitted to prior online cheating, faced a wild “anal beads” theory for his win that went viral. Niemann’s $100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen and Chess.com was dismissed, leading to a confidential settlement. In … Read more
Cameron West, who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), revealed childhood sexual abuse by his grandmother. Rikki, West’s wife, helped manage his breakdown and supported their family through his 24 alters. West’s 1999 book, “First Person Plural,” a bestseller, is reissued with a new epilogue. Cameron West’s eyes go somewhere else for a moment. He’s … Read more
Alex Blum, 71, and his three biological brothers all gather together for the first time in midtown. Blum, adopted at birth, found his long-lost siblings through a DNA test. Their mother, Lee Hart, told her younger sons their older brother died at birth, a story they doubted. On a recent sunny morning in midtown, Alex … Read more
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions and more. This week’s challenge highlights the screen adaptations of popular books for middle-grade and young adult readers. Just tap or click your answers to the five questions … Read more
He saved her life — now her mission is to save his legacy. Nikki Goldstein doesn’t remember the first time she met Rabbi Eli Schlanger in September 2022. She was comatose in a Sydney, Australia, ICU, battling pneumonia and failing lungs. Doctors didn’t think the 57-year-old would live to see the next day. Moments after … Read more
A former Navy SEAL and elite sniper instructor, Brandon Webb has jumped out of planes, raced cars, seen combat in Afghanistan and the Middle East, and trained people to shoot to kill. A bestselling author, he’s written about his exploits in books such as “Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL’s Guide” and “The Killing School: Inside … Read more
Journalist Isaac Fitzgerald’s new book, “American Rambler,” details his quest to walk Johnny Appleseed’s trail. The book reveals Johnny Appleseed’s trees were for hard cider, not the wholesome eating apples we know today. Fitzgerald’s journey concludes with reflections on his mother’s death in February 2024. The Johnny Appleseed Trail of North Central Massachusetts — named … Read more
Pizza Hut is taking a page out of its old playbook. The pizza chain is bringing back a nostalgic invention to keep kids reading and away from technology this summer. Gen X and Millennials likely remember a time when they were incited to read during their summer break from school — just so they could … Read more
NY Post staffer Jeanette Settembre’s new novel, “Little Red Flags,” is based on a dark romance. Settembre’s summer fling in the Hamptons turned dark when her lover killed two in a drunk driving crash. She secretly visited him in prison, struggled with his control, then broke free to heal. The summer I turned 25, I … Read more
Patricia Cornwell showed up to her first meeting at the Richmond, Virginia, medical examiner’s office in the summer of 1984 carrying what appeared to be a cane. The woman who would one day invent the forensic thriller was just 28 years old and still unpublished, living in a cramped seminary apartment with her then-husband while … Read more
Jon Krakauer, 30 years after surviving Everest’s deadliest day, still worries about the climbing season. Everest’s season is off to a “terrible start” due to a Khumbu Icefall closure, delaying acclimatization. Krakauer’s bestselling memoir, “Into Thin Air,” about the 1996 tragedy, has a new edition. It’s been 30 years since Jon Krakauer survived one of … Read more
They gave the company a taste of their own HR medicine. Whether or not you agree with a company policy set into place by HR, you unfortunately still have to obey it. That’s what one employee thought they were doing, but quickly learned the hard way that sometimes those same rules are bent when it … Read more