Formed in 2019, Free Spirits – led by pianist/composer Teri Parker – was originally conceived as a tribute to the talents of legendary jazz pianists Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) and Geri Allen ...

Prone, alone, dry as a bone, scratching around for the sleep hormone, condemned to my own society— too much of me, too much ...

Her reviews are not contemptuous, a common pitfall for her imitators. They are simply unbridled in their dislike.

By Wilson Wong In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street. By Peter Keepnews A Poem About Waiting, and Wishing ...

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you can judge a writer’s standing by it. My 1990s-era paperback edition of “The Portable Dorothy Parker” shows the poet, critic, playwright and ...

The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

In the book, a fictionalized version of Parker arrives mere hours after her mother Elaine has ended her life. Fawn takes up her mother’s place in a soap-making feminist commune situated in an ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

Somebody Somewhere Recap: Getting Real Cutie Nothing like your best friend picking you up after you’ve been dragged through hell. overnights Yesterday at 10:42 p.m. The Franchise Recap: Sparks ...

5. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 7. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29 ...

Incumbent Todd Gloria says he’s making major progress on homelessness, the housing crisis and repairing San Diego’s crumbling infrastructure. And he says those problems can be solved if voters ...

There's the west side Laguna Gloria and the downtown Jones Center. The 14-acre Laguna Gloria houses the Art School at Laguna Gloria and is a beloved location for its art-in-nature setting.