Lauren LeBlanc
New York Observer
New York, United States
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Spring Preview: Best Memoirs to Ring in the Spring
We rounded up the best memoirs for your reading pleasure this spring, a time to reflect and grow. → Read More
Grace Bonney’s ‘Collective Wisdom’ Rejects Ageism and Explores Older Womanhood
Writer Grace Bonney's new book 'Collective Wisdom' includes interviews with women over fifty asking about their lives and lessons. → Read More
Books for Those Grieving and Processing Mortality in 2021
Now that we’re here, what do we do? Grief demands observation. It’s not easy. → Read More
Lauren Groff on ‘Matrix’ and the Stories We Are Given
Groff riddles out questions of power, gender, desire, and control that remain as relevant now as they were in the hushed hallways of a British monastery untouched by electricity. → Read More
The Best New Summer Reads From Pik-Shuen Fung, Lisa Wells and More
The best summer 2021 reads for the park, the train, the beach, or lazing around the house. Our top picks from the 2021 book summer season. → Read More
Helen Frankenthaler Biography ‘Fierce Poise’ Explores Early Career and ’50s New York
In Alexander Nemerov's dashing biography of artist powerhouse Helen Frankenthaler he explores her early career and the 1950s NYC art world. → Read More
New Book Releases This Spring That You Don’t Want to Miss
I wanted to send you off on your reading holiday with some selections you may not have otherwise found and should not miss. → Read More
Survivor stories in ‘Milk Blood Heat’
A resident of northern Florida, Dantiel W. Moniz is an achingly insightful and soulful writer who deserves more than that. Her blistering range is evident in the 11 stories of her stunning debut collection, all of which are set in the Sunshine State. → Read More
Books That Made 2020 Bearable: A Reading List for an Unusual Year
From new releases like Brit Bennett's 'The Vanishing Half' to the 1973 classic 'Journal of a Solitude' by May Sarton, here are the books that helped one reader cope with the challenges of 2020. → Read More
Hilary Holladay’s Adrienne Rich Biography Illustrates Her Influence
Long into old age, Adrienne Rich was a steady vocal presence, speaking out against the Clinton administration while also championing young poets. A new biography examines her undervalued influence. → Read More
The Must-Reads of 2020’s National Book Awards Shortlist
The National Book Awards finalists announcement is notorious for clogging reading lists with dozens of worthy titles. But if you can only read a few, make it these five. → Read More
New Woody Guthrie Biography Provides an Intimate Look at the Man Behind the Legend
In Gustavus Stadler’s biography ‘Woody Guthrie: An Intimate Life,’ one finds greater depth and complexity in a man considered an American icon yet often misunderstood. → Read More
How Jill Lepore Discovered the Early Days of Data Mining for Public Manipulation
Jill Lepore discusses her new book, ‘If Then,’ an unnerving story that chronicles the birth of modern media and data manipulation. → Read More
Jenny Erpenbeck’s Unconventional Memoir Stresses Focussing on Others
In her new memoir (of sorts), Jenny Erpenbeck makes the point that focusing entirely on ourselves reveals very little when we don’t pay attention to others. → Read More
Writers Provide Perspective, Solace and Escape in the Best New Books of Fall
From Yaa Gyasi's sophomore novel, 'Transcendent Kingdom,' to new biographies of Woody Guthrie and Adrienne Rich, fall offers riveting new releases to add to your reading lists. → Read More
Lynn Steger Strong’s ‘Want’ Depicts the Debt-Ridden Life Bestowed by American Education
Lynn Steger Strong crafts a character at once incredibly privileged and beyond broke in her sophomore novel, ‘Want.’ → Read More
Masha Gessen Maps a Path Beyond Trump in ‘Surviving Autocracy’
‘I think that it’s important to keep in mind that this state of fog is not a side effect of our current predicament. It’s a feature of it,’ Gessen warns. → Read More
Kate Zambreno Skirts Memoir in Her Compulsive New Novel, ‘Drifts’
In Kate Zambreno's 'Drifts,' an author struggling to finish her new novel (tentatively titled 'Drifts') examines nature of writer's block through avid journaling. → Read More
Curtis Sittenfeld on the Desire to Write Bill Out of Hillary’s Life With ‘Rodham’
Sittenfeld explains her motivation behind writing 'Rodham,' a fictional biography of Hillary Clinton, one that excludes Bill. → Read More
Chelsea Bieker Considers Cults and Motherhood in Her Debut Novel, ‘Godshot’
Author Chelsea Bieker discusses how her fascination with religion as well as the powerful connection forged in mother-daughter relationships (even when they're fraught) gave birth to her debut novel, 'Godshot.' → Read More