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The Bookshelf
Book reviews, memoirs, author stories, and the conversations that continue after the last page.
From the shelf
The last page is where the conversation begins.
Bookshelf • Memoir
I Thought I Knew André Leon Talley—Then I Read The Chiffon Trenches
Television introduced the spectacle. The memoir revealed the survival.
From the Culture DeskMy First Impression of Lauryn Hill Was on Screen
Acting first. Music later. A personal review across performance, memory, and Jamaica.