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Book Markers: Poems of Anne Porter, Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

A reading celebrates Anne Porter’s poetry, and a talk hails Mary Rodgers’s bitingly funny memoir.

Nov 3, 2022
Waiting for the Dark 

John Irving’s new doorstop of a novel vividly sums up a lifetime’s worth of themes, from family to sex to identity.

Nov 3, 2022
Out of Sight, Out of Mind

A plea for reform of our troubled prison system from a former executive editor of The Times.

Oct 27, 2022
Halloween Goes to the Dogs

A new children’s book for Halloween sends a trio of dogs on a spooky adventure.

Oct 27, 2022
Hamptons Dreaming

It’s beach house or bust in Amy Fusselman’s comic debut novel.

Oct 20, 2022
Perfectly Imperfect

In Children’s Book Land, Susan Verde is back addressing emotional well-being, while Billy Baldwin’s all about Halloween.

Oct 13, 2022
A Fall Edition of the Poetry Marathon

The Poetry Marathon returns to the Mulford Farm next Thursday, with Megan Chaskey among the readers.

Oct 6, 2022
Fashion Confidential

A biography of the enigmatic queen of fashion that dishes plenty of industry dirt.

Oct 6, 2022
The Germans Come Calling

Eve Karlin’s thriller “Track 61” takes the framework of the Amagansett saboteur story and adds perception and perspective.

Sep 29, 2022
Grace Schulman at Duck Creek

The poet will read from her work and discuss the artistic traditions of Springs on Sunday at Duck Creek.

Sep 22, 2022
‘Telling the Truth’ About Covid

Beyond the banging of pots and pans, what really happened when Covid hit New York?

Sep 22, 2022
Remembering Melissa Bank

Colleagues reflect on the author of "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," who died in East Hampton last month, as a writer, professor, and friend.

Sep 15, 2022
Emily Dickinson’s Musical Life

Emily Dickinson was an accomplished pianist before she ever wrote poetry, and it influenced her writing in a number of ways.

Sep 15, 2022
South Fork Poetry: ‘September To-Do’

It’s that time of year again.

Sep 15, 2022
The Poet Comes Calling

A New York writer, an empty nest, a dissolving marriage, a desirable visiting poet. What could go wrong?

Sep 8, 2022
Not at All Like Us

Tina Brown authoritatively picks apart the royal life of nightmare scrutiny, hangers-on, powerlessness, and love gone awry.

Sep 1, 2022
The Great Absence

In this winning debut, a father drops the ball with his bequeathal, and his daughter searches for answers.

Aug 25, 2022
Writers Galore at East Hampton Library’s Authors Night

Dozens of writers were on hand Saturday night for the East Hampton Library’s annual Authors Night, a celebration of all things literary. 

Aug 19, 2022
A Woman Wronged

A psychological tale of revenge that doesn’t stint on biting social critique.

Aug 18, 2022
We Don’t Need No Education

When a self-improvement movement becomes something sinister.

Aug 11, 2022
Authors Night Hits Herrick Park

This year, 100 writers will be under a tent in Herrick Park for the East Hampton Library benefit.

Aug 11, 2022
The Edie and Andy Show

In “As It Turns Out,” Alice Sedgwick Wohl continues the complicated story of her sister, Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol’s “superstar.”

Aug 4, 2022
The Sins of the Mogul

Ken Auletta is nothing if not scrupulous in telling the heinous tale of the fall of Harvey Weinstein.

Jul 28, 2022
‘Make It Funnier, Meaner’

A snarky, often ribald, always revealing memoir from Broadway royalty.

Jul 21, 2022
South Fork Poetry: ‘Moderate Rupture’

A poet takes exception to the notion that Armageddon will be sponsored.

Jul 14, 2022
The Wettest Place

During Prohibition “liquor was flowing like a river” from the East End to New York City.

Jul 14, 2022
Gary Ginsberg at The Church

It’s Gary Ginsberg at The Church in Sag Harbor Saturday and Kati Marton at Fridays at Five in Bridgehampton tomorrow.

Jul 7, 2022
The Consolation of Art 

The lives of artists, complicated women, heartbreak, and the consolation of great art are subjects in Frederic Tuten’s “The Bar at Twilight.”

Jul 7, 2022
In Search of an Enemy

A tale of two teens, a grudge, and a gun reveals a way to address violence in our cities.

Jun 30, 2022
A Poet Discovers Her Past 

A genealogy test answers nagging questions of identity and prompts a deeper search.

Jun 30, 2022