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Meet Berthe Weill, the Groundbreaking Female Art Dealer Who Made a Name for Picasso

Meet Berthe Weill, the Groundbreaking Female Art Dealer Who Made a Name for Picasso

Charles Dellheim on Mme. Weill's Impact on Modern Art

By Charles Dellheim | September 22, 2021

On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

Nathaniel Philbrick Follows in the Footsteps of George Washington on Western Long Island

By Nathaniel Philbrick | September 20, 2021

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

David Rieff on the Novelist Aleksandar Tišma, Whose Writing Was an Antidote to Banality and Kitsch

By David Rieff | September 20, 2021

On Robert Indiana’s <em>LOVE</em>-Hate Relationship with the Sculpture That Made Him a Star

On Robert Indiana’s LOVE-Hate Relationship with the Sculpture That Made Him a Star

Bob Keyes Considers the Financial Realities of an Iconic Work of Art

By Bob Keyes | September 20, 2021

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

Nick Davis Traces the Pre-Hollywood Ambitions of the Iconic Screenwriter

By Nick Davis | September 17, 2021

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

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“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

By Walker Caplan | September 16, 2021

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000...
But Was it Stolen?

By Jen DeGregorio | September 16, 2021

“Her Novels Were Not For Men.” On Suat Derviş, Turkish Novelist

By Maureen Freely | September 16, 2021

Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | September 14, 2021

Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

Nick Davis on His Renowned Family and the Mysteries That Still Remain

By Nick Davis | September 13, 2021

Remembering Lois Palken Rudnick, a Biographer Who Never Stopped Exploring

Remembering Lois Palken Rudnick, a Biographer Who Never Stopped Exploring

Megan Marshall Honors Her Late Friend

By Megan Marshall | September 13, 2021

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

A Steamy Excerpt of the Literary Couple’s Correspondence

By Shaun Usher | September 10, 2021

How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

Ellen Feldman on the Fascinating Story of the Ritchie Boys

By Ellen Feldman | September 10, 2021

Anne Sebba on Ethel Rosenberg’s Early Days

Anne Sebba on Ethel Rosenberg’s Early Days

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | September 9, 2021

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