Michiko Kakutani Steps Down From Role as ‘New York Times’ Chief Book Critic

Today, the New York Times announced that Pulitzer Prize winner Michiko Kakutani — perhaps the country’s most singularly influential book critic for decades — is stepping down from her role as the newspaper’s Chief Book Critic, and that critic/New York Times Book Review editor Parul Sehgal will be taking her place. In a press release, the Times stated, “it is with […]