Discussing Emma Cline’s ‘The Guest,’ Chapters 7 and 8

[ad_1] This discussion originally appeared in Beach Read Book Club, a limited-run newsletter where New York staff discuss the season’s buzziest books alongside our readers. Sign up here. When Alex goes to Margaret’s house, it’s one of the rare times where we see her successfully manipulate another woman. What did the exchange between them reveal about either character? Alison… Continue reading Discussing Emma Cline’s ‘The Guest,’ Chapters 7 and 8

‘Room’s’ Emma Donoghue on a new queer novel, ‘Learned by Heart’

[ad_1] On the Shelf Learned by Heart By Emma DonoghueLittle, Brown: 336 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Anne Lister has been having a moment. Widely acknowledged as one of the first public lesbians of the modern era,… Continue reading ‘Room’s’ Emma Donoghue on a new queer novel, ‘Learned by Heart’

Discussing Emma Cline’s ‘The Guest,’ Chapters 4 to 6

[ad_1] This discussion originally appeared in Beach Read Book Club, a limited-run newsletter where New York staff discuss the season’s buzziest books alongside our readers. Sign up here. Welcome to the second installment of Beach Read Book Club. Today, we’re discussing chapters four through six of The Guest, including how Alex’s pill addiction changes our understanding of the narrative, the encounter with… Continue reading Discussing Emma Cline’s ‘The Guest,’ Chapters 4 to 6

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma shares how she copes with caregiving

[ad_1] Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis is calling on other care partners to take care of themselves as she admits to struggling while caring for her husband. The “Die Hard” actor was diagnosed earlier this year with frontotemporal dementia. “I don’t want it to be misconstrued that I’m good, ’cause I’m not — I’m… Continue reading Bruce Willis’ wife Emma shares how she copes with caregiving

Why Emma Seligman Decided to Make a Movie About a Queer Fight Club

[ad_1] The Canadian director Emma Seligman was only twenty-four when she shot her first feature film, the 2020 comedy “Shiva Baby.” In the movie, which is based on a short that Seligman submitted as her thesis project in N.Y.U.’s film program, an adrift college student named Danielle, played by Rachel Sennott, attends a pressure cooker… Continue reading Why Emma Seligman Decided to Make a Movie About a Queer Fight Club

Dicussing Emma Cline’s ‘The Guest,’ Chapters 1 to 3

[ad_1] This discussion originally appeared in Beach Read Book Club, a limited-run newsletter where New York staff discuss the season’s buzziest books alongside our readers. Sign up here. Welcome to the first meeting of New York’s Beach Read Book Club. Our reading group — Brock Colyar, Allison P. Davis, Emily Gould, Matthew Schneier, and Alison Willmore — is excited to dive into The Guest with you. Today,… Continue reading Dicussing Emma Cline’s ‘The Guest,’ Chapters 1 to 3