In December 1990, poet Cornelius Eady, now 71, was feeling dispirited by the literary world. He’d attended the Assn. of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Denver that year and felt like he was the only Black poet in attendance. “I wasn’t,” he assures me, all these decades later. “But it felt that way. I … Read more
On the Shelf Retreat At Krysten RitterHarper: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores. Krysten Ritter remembers the moment the idea for her new book came to her. She was vacationing with a good friend at a beach resort in … Read more
Book Review Retreat At Krysten RitterHarper: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores. One winter’s night, at a charity gala in a Chicago gallery, a con is on. Liz Dawson, masquerading as art consultant Elizabeth Hastings, finds the mark she … Read more
ROME — Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his recovery Monday from double pneumonia and looks ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election amid questions about what the future of his papacy might look like. Francis followed the opening of the retreat by … Read more
Last year, the Africa Cup of Nations, the continent’s biggest international soccer tournament, kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire, in a stadium designed, financed, and built by China. This should not come as a surprise to anyone who follows the sport, nor is it some new development. The first Chinese-made stadium in Africa was completed more … Read more
Last year, the Africa Cup of Nations, the continent’s biggest international soccer tournament, kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire, in a stadium designed, financed, and built by China. This should not come as a surprise to anyone who follows the sport, nor is it some new development. The first Chinese-made stadium in Africa was completed more … Read more
