Liz Calamari
@elisabethcalamari.bsky.social
Penguin Press book publicist, New Yorker, dog-lover, always be travelling
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Pulitzer Prize winner, David Levering Lewis, found his latest muse (and himself) in an old stained glass window in Atlanta.
We spoke about his new book on family history, and losing our fathers.
Here’s that story.
www.ajc.com/uatl/how-a-s...
We spoke about his new book on family history, and losing our fathers.
Here’s that story.
www.ajc.com/uatl/how-a-s...
How a stained glass church window in Atlanta changed this Pulitzer Prize winner’s life
The famed W.E.B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King Jr. biographer excavates his own complicated family story.
www.ajc.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pulitzer Prize winner, David Levering Lewis, found his latest muse (and himself) in an old stained glass window in Atlanta.
We spoke about his new book on family history, and losing our fathers.
Here’s that story.
www.ajc.com/uatl/how-a-s...
We spoke about his new book on family history, and losing our fathers.
Here’s that story.
www.ajc.com/uatl/how-a-s...
Reposted by Liz Calamari
The great David Levering Lewis. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
Interview: David Levering Lewis on ‘The Stained Glass Window’ and His Reading Life
The august scholar has two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Humanities Medal. In “The Stained Glass Window,” he seeks to explain “macro-history as family history.”
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The great David Levering Lewis. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
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Thrilled to be on this list: www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-R...
A year of plentiful prose: The best books of 2024
The year’s best books include the novel “James” by Percival Everett and a memoir by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
www.csmonitor.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Thrilled to be on this list: www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-R...
Congrats to Steve Coll! www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/18/2...
2024 NBCC Awards Longlist: Nonfiction - National Book Critics Circle
The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq by Steve Coll (Penguin Press) Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the
www.bookcritics.org
December 18, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Congrats to Steve Coll! www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/18/2...
Mary Oliver is truly a treasure. www.today.com/popculture/b...
Jenna Bush Hager says her December 2024 book club pick is ‘cathartic and beautiful’
Jenna picked a classic for her last choice of the year.
www.today.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Mary Oliver is truly a treasure. www.today.com/popculture/b...
Congratulations to Lucy Sante and Jonathan Blitzer! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/b...
The 10 Best Books of 2024
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Congratulations to Lucy Sante and Jonathan Blitzer! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/b...
We'll see if this comes to pass. www.businessinsider.com/zelenskyy-le...
Zelenskyy agrees on X to a '3 hour' Lex Fridman podcast appearance as Musk touts another win for the platform
Zelenskyy agreed to the interview over X. Musk has long touted his social media platform as a way for world leaders to speak directly to people.
www.businessinsider.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:38 PM
We'll see if this comes to pass. www.businessinsider.com/zelenskyy-le...
Yep, I agree. www.cjr.org/business_of_...
How Twitter Turning to X Changed Journalism
Reporters and editors discuss the ‘information cesspool’ the site has become under the stewardship of one Elon Musk.
www.cjr.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Yep, I agree. www.cjr.org/business_of_...
At first I thought this was a joke, but then I thought "bring back the guillotine" people.com/mom-of-5-ren...
Mom of 5 Reveals Steep Rent for N.Y.C. Apartment She Uses for 'Storage' — Despite Having $12K Apartment Across the Hall (Exclusive)
Kristi from @kristiipartyof6 is explaining her family's decision to rent a second $6,000 New York City apartment, in addition to their main $12,000 apartment.
people.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM
At first I thought this was a joke, but then I thought "bring back the guillotine" people.com/mom-of-5-ren...
Wow, congrats to the @penguinpress.bsky.social authors of: THE ACHILLES TRAP
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
THE BLACK BOX
EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE
I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
THE BLACK BOX
EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE
I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
100 Notable Books of 2024
Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Wow, congrats to the @penguinpress.bsky.social authors of: THE ACHILLES TRAP
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
THE BLACK BOX
EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE
I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
THE BLACK BOX
EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE
I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Ugh, I just can't take anymore (say book publicists everywhere). nymag.com/intelligence...
Hearst Gives Thanks With Layoffs
Hearst Magazines lays off nearly 200 staffers across various brands, just in time for the holidays.
nymag.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Ugh, I just can't take anymore (say book publicists everywhere). nymag.com/intelligence...
This makes this story even more disturbing:
"The letter, dated two years before Britt said she met McCarthy, raises the possibility that McCarthy had taken another teenager to Mexico — or that Britt was even younger when they went across the border." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
"The letter, dated two years before Britt said she met McCarthy, raises the possibility that McCarthy had taken another teenager to Mexico — or that Britt was even younger when they went across the border." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?
Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how much she influenced his writing.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:10 PM
This makes this story even more disturbing:
"The letter, dated two years before Britt said she met McCarthy, raises the possibility that McCarthy had taken another teenager to Mexico — or that Britt was even younger when they went across the border." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
"The letter, dated two years before Britt said she met McCarthy, raises the possibility that McCarthy had taken another teenager to Mexico — or that Britt was even younger when they went across the border." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
Tis the season, and Griffin Dunne's book THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB was one of my favorite reads of the year (no slight to Al Pacino's SONNY BOY, I enjoyed that one very much as well!) people.com/best-celebri...
PEOPLE Picks The Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2024
Books by the celebrities ranging from Bill Clinton, Brittney Griner, Al Pacino, Lisa Marie Presley and Cher offer wit, wisdom and a whole lot of fun.
people.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Tis the season, and Griffin Dunne's book THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB was one of my favorite reads of the year (no slight to Al Pacino's SONNY BOY, I enjoyed that one very much as well!) people.com/best-celebri...
Congrats to @penguinpress.bsky.social Adam Moss and Griffin Dunne for making NPR's Books of the Year (and of course to all the other picks). apps.npr.org/best-books/?...
Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Congrats to @penguinpress.bsky.social Adam Moss and Griffin Dunne for making NPR's Books of the Year (and of course to all the other picks). apps.npr.org/best-books/?...
Indeed, us book publicists will miss her!
Adrienne made the books section at Esquire the best one in the business. Heartbreaking to see her and it become a casualty of bad management.
After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at adriennewestenfeld@gmail.com. (🧵1/10)
November 25, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Indeed, us book publicists will miss her!
Congrats to Lucy Sante for being one for the best books of the year from the Washington Post - I Heard Her Call My Name
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
The 10 best books of 2024
The year’s best fiction and nonfiction, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Congrats to Lucy Sante for being one for the best books of the year from the Washington Post - I Heard Her Call My Name
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
Wow, five @penguinpress.bsky.social books! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
50 notable works of nonfiction from 2024
The year’s best memoirs, biographies, history and more, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Wow, five @penguinpress.bsky.social books! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
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Breaking News: Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction for “James,” a retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.”
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Breaking News: Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction for “James,” a retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
O.K. so like EVERYONE else in publishing today, reading this. Dear God...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
O.K. so like EVERYONE else in publishing today, reading this. Dear God...
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
@charlottetklein.bsky.social doing some really interesting reporting over NYMag nymag.com/intelligence...
Jeff Bezos Cracks Down on the Washington Post
The paper was already set to lose at least $77 million this year before all the cancellations.
nymag.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
@charlottetklein.bsky.social doing some really interesting reporting over NYMag nymag.com/intelligence...
Interesting peek inside the current podcast scene: variety.com/2024/digital...
Tucker Carlson Had the Most Popular New Show on Apple Podcasts in 2024
Tucker Carlson, who went solo after losing his job at Fox News, had the No. 1 new show on Apple Podcasts this year.
variety.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Interesting peek inside the current podcast scene: variety.com/2024/digital...
