“This Boy is Going to Be a Writer.” Remembering Paul La Farge’s Childhood

“This Boy is Going to Be a Writer.” Remembering Paul La Farge’s Childhood

Wendy Walker on Watching a Writer’s Life Unfold in Front of Her

By Wendy Walker | March 15, 2023

Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

Answers from Susan Choi, Ayad Akhtar, and Other Participants of “Philip Roth Unbound: Illuminating a Literary Legacy” Festival

By Literary Hub | March 13, 2023

Remembering Ian Falconer, children's author and force at <em>The New Yorker</em>.

Remembering Ian Falconer, children's author and force at The New Yorker.

By Janet Manley | March 8, 2023

Craig Seligman on Doris Fish, the Rise of Drag and Why Ron DeSantis Should Dress Up as a Woman

Craig Seligman on Doris Fish, the Rise of Drag and Why Ron DeSantis Should Dress Up as a Woman

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 7, 2023

On the Mundane Letters of John Keats

On the Mundane Letters of John Keats

“I cannot manage the cursed Oat Cake” and Other Gems About Nothing

By Geoffrey D. Morrison | March 6, 2023

Michael G. Long on Why Jackie Robinson’s Political Legacy is at Least as Important as His Sporting One

Michael G. Long on Why Jackie Robinson’s Political Legacy is at Least as Important as His Sporting One

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 6, 2023

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How Karl Lagerfeld Learned to Love Literature

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A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

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Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell’s Curiously Skilled Abortions

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Pinning Down the Cagey Emotions of Poet Amy Clampitt

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Willard Spiegelman on the Mysteries of Biography in the Poetic Realm

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How Bob Dylan Became a Counterculture Icon

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Aaron J. Leonard on the Political Education of One of America’s Finest Folk Musicians

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How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made <em>Jaws</em>... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made Jaws... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

Recounting a Chaotic Production (and Mutinous Crew) in Martha’s Vineyard

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James Stewart Talks Redstone Family Drama and Boardroom Backstabbing

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An Explorer Frozen in Time and a Map for the Mess of Life

An Explorer Frozen in Time and a Map for the Mess of Life

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