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Anthony Bourdain on the Life and Legacy of a Truly Infamous Cook: Typhoid Mary

Anthony Bourdain on the Life and Legacy of a Truly Infamous Cook: Typhoid Mary

“Mary Mallon was a cook. And her story, first and foremost, is the story of a cook.”

By Anthony Bourdain | October 15, 2024

How American Jews Created a Place For Themselves in Show Business

How American Jews Created a Place For Themselves in Show Business

Richard Bernstein on the Early Years of Mass Entertainment in the United States

By Richard Bernstein | October 9, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

Elias Altman Remembers His Boss' Advice on Writing, Editing, and When a Deal's a Deal

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

Looking After the Books: Remembering Children’s Author Joan Aiken

Looking After the Books: Remembering Children’s Author Joan Aiken

Lizza Aiken on the Responsibility of Maintaining Her Mother's Literary Legacy

By Lizza Aiken | September 30, 2024

Painting Emotion: How Claude Monet Turned His Inner Life Into Art

Painting Emotion: How Claude Monet Turned His Inner Life Into Art

Jackie Wullschläger on the Creative Philosophy and Practice of the French Impressionist Master

By Jackie Wullschläger | September 25, 2024

Courtesan, Diplomat, Kingmaker: The Many Faces of Pamela Harriman

Courtesan, Diplomat, Kingmaker: The Many Faces of Pamela Harriman

Sonia Purnell on the Colorful Life and Enduring Legacy of This Powerful Yet Misunderstood Woman

By Sonia Purnell | September 20, 2024

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The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s <em> Vanity Fair Diaries. </em>

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair Diaries.

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How Weimar Berlin Inspired Christopher Isherwood’s <em>Sally Bowles</em>

How Weimar Berlin Inspired Christopher Isherwood’s Sally Bowles

Katherine Bucknell on the Tumultuous World That Made the Novella and Its Protagonist

By Katherine Bucknell | August 26, 2024

More Than a Muse: On Salvadoran Artist and Wife of Antoine, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

More Than a Muse: On Salvadoran Artist and Wife of Antoine, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

Gina María Balibrera Paints a Picture of the Forgotten Woman of Surrealism Who Inspired Her Novel

By Gina María Balibrera | August 23, 2024

A Kind of Arctic Madness: On Christiane Ritter’s Essential Memoir of the Far North

A Kind of Arctic Madness: On Christiane Ritter’s Essential Memoir of the Far North

Colin Dickey Goes All the Way to Svalbard to Read “A Woman in the Polar Night”

By Colin Dickey | August 22, 2024

Fragile Yet Eternal: How Audre Lorde Continues to Inspire

Fragile Yet Eternal: How Audre Lorde Continues to Inspire

Alexis Pauline Gumbs on the Life and Legacy of the Iconic Black Feminist Poet and Activist

By Alexis Pauline Gumbs | August 20, 2024

Evan S. Connell at 100: Ever the Elusive, Surprising, and Singular Conjurer

Evan S. Connell at 100: Ever the Elusive, Surprising, and Singular Conjurer

Steve Paul Remembers a Quiet Giant of American Literature

By Steve Paul | August 16, 2024

How Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins Changed the Face of Publishing

How Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins Changed the Face of Publishing

Gill Paul on Two Trailblazing Women Who Revolutionized the Book World

By Gill Paul | August 13, 2024

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