Books
Phyllis Cerf Wagner, 90, a writer, actress and socialite best known as the wife of publisher Bennett Cerf and later of former New York Mayor Robert F.
Nov. 27, 2006
Donald S.
June 2, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Lucy Monroe, who sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” so often that Bennett Cerf once suggested she be admitted to the union as what then would have been the 49th state, is dead of cancer.
Oct. 17, 1987
Technology and the Internet
Accolades flow as Vint Cerf steps down as head of a group that runs the Web address system.
Nov. 4, 2007
Archives
The resurgent interest in Truman Capote continues.
Oct. 10, 2006
It’s a commendable job of retrieval; the bibliography cites more than 80 authors, often represented by multi-volume works.
Jan. 18, 1987
List Fever continues to spread.
July 22, 1998
The premise of this short book is this: In 1959, after he had finished his blockbuster novel, “Hawaii,” James Michener, as he writes here in his first paragraph, “cast about to decide what subject I should tackle next.”
Jan. 25, 1993
Theodor Geisel “disarmed everyone,” according to one fan.
Sept. 26, 1991
Books recommended for young readers by Ilene Abramson, senior librarian for the children’s literature department, Los Angeles Public Library: Relax during this hectic season with these engaging books.
Jan. 23, 2000