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In 1983, William Peter Blatty sued the New York Times Book Review for failing to include his 1983 novel, Legion, in its best-seller list. The New York Times had previously claimed that it based its "best-seller list" is based on computer-processed sales figures from 2,000 bookstores across the United States.
Mar 15, 2021 · 1896 On October 10, The Times published the first issue of the Book Review. 1905 Shortly before the publication of “The House of Mirth,” this portrait of Edith Wharton became the first...
May 28, 2021 · The word obtrusive has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 26 in “ Atop the McGraw-Hill Building, the Name Stays ” by John Freeman Gill: Right upstairs,...
Mar 18, 2021 · For a two-year period beginning in 1920, the Book Review was wedded to the Sunday Magazine. Shortly thereafter, the use of bylines became standard practice, and Book Review editors began to...
Nov 2, 2021 · A capacious history of the influential publication. To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the New York Times Book Review, current deputy editor Jordan, assisted by Qasim, offers a fascinating selection of reviews, letters, interviews, essays, announcements, book lists, bits of gossip (Colette, on a ship, wore sandals without stockings!), and ...
- Tina Jordan
The New York Times Book Review's 125th anniversary in 2021 gave rise to this hefty collection of actual reviews, articles, and interviews from its storied history. Seeing how The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, To Kill a Mockingbird and tons more were originally reviewed is a treat.
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Jan 26, 2021 · This year marks the 125th anniversary of The New York Times Book Review, which Adolph S. Ochs established as a standalone supplement on Oct. 10, 1896, shortly after he took over as publisher.
