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Silence: Tool, Weapon, Gift, Myth?

Silence: Tool, Weapon, Gift, Myth?

On John Cage, Muzak, Noise, Torture, and More

By Michael Fallon | December 15, 2015

Kevin Barry: Portrait of the Young Artist in a Poncho

Kevin Barry: Portrait of the Young Artist in a Poncho

Will Chancellor in Conversation with the Fun-Loving Author of Beatlebone

By Will Chancellor | December 14, 2015

Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

On 12 Books (and 4,554 Pages) by Journalists, Critics, Columnists, and Contributors

By Jonathan Russell Clark | December 14, 2015

Interview with a Bookstore: Book Passage

Interview with a Bookstore: Book Passage

From travel guides to 800 events

By Interview with a Bookstore | December 14, 2015

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

Truth, Beauty, and the Poetry of Islam

By Suheil Bushrui and James M. Malarkey | December 11, 2015

All the Life in the World on One Street In Paris

All the Life in the World on One Street In Paris

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By Lauren Elkin | December 11, 2015

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What Book Made You the Writer You Are Today?

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The Mainly True Tale of the Writer and the Spy

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