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How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

On Old Believers, Faith and the Vernacular

By Irina Zhorov | November 1, 2023

Spying is Lying: How David Cornwell Became John Le Carré

Spying is Lying: How David Cornwell Became John Le Carré

Adam Sisman on the True Identity and Backstory of the Pseudonymous Spy Novelist

By Adam Sisman | October 30, 2023

The Transcendental Genius of George Balanchine’s Ballet

The Transcendental Genius of George Balanchine’s Ballet

From Jennifer Homans's Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlisted Mr. B

By Jennifer Homans | October 27, 2023

How W.H. Auden Made Austria His Adopted Home

How W.H. Auden Made Austria His Adopted Home

Michael O'Sullivan Follows the Famed British-American Poet Across Europe

By Michael O’Sullivan | October 19, 2023

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing and Parenting with Her Husband, Charles

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing and Parenting with Her Husband, Charles

“All this is completely contingent upon the fact that we brought up the kids together.”

By Arwen Curry | October 18, 2023

Hilary Mantel Loved Newspapers and Other Insights From Her Longtime Editor

Hilary Mantel Loved Newspapers and Other Insights From Her Longtime Editor

Nicholas Pearson on a Writer At the Peak of Her Powers

By Nicholas Pearson | October 18, 2023

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WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Her Writing Process

By Arwen Curry | October 11, 2023

The President and the Psychoanalyst: What Sigmund Freud Saw in Woodrow Wilson

By Patrick Weil | October 9, 2023

Whose Mary Is It Anyway? Anne Eekhout on Fictionalizing Mary Shelley

By Anne Eekhout | October 5, 2023

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Characters of Color

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Characters of Color

“Most of the fantasies I read as a child, all the good guys were white.”

By Arwen Curry | October 4, 2023

How Alexei Ratmansky Brought A New Kind of Ballet to America

How Alexei Ratmansky Brought A New Kind of Ballet to America

Marina Harss on the Ukrainian Choreographer's Clever Subversion of Artistic Expectations

By Marina Harss | October 3, 2023

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Creating the World of Earthsea

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Creating the World of Earthsea

“Obviously, to me, words do make magic.”

By Arwen Curry | September 27, 2023

“To Be A Writer, You Must Write”: How Joan Didion Became Joan Didion

“To Be A Writer, You Must Write”: How Joan Didion Became Joan Didion

Evelyn McDonnell on the Writing Process of One of America's Leading Literary Ladies

By Evelyn McDonnell | September 26, 2023

Hermione Lee on Mavis Gallant,

Hermione Lee on Mavis Gallant, "Unerring Stylist"

"A writer for whom nothing is alien and everything is possible"

By Hermione Lee | September 26, 2023

How Bayard Rustin Inspired Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nonviolent Activism

How Bayard Rustin Inspired Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nonviolent Activism

Jonathan Eig on the Early Civil Rights Movement and the Making of "Alabama's Gandhi"

By Jonathan Eig | September 25, 2023

How America's Natural Beauty Called Generations of Women to Action

How America's Natural Beauty Called Generations of Women to Action

Tiya Miles on the Creative and Political Power of the Great Outdoors

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