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Contemplating the Infinite with Annie Dillard

Contemplating the Infinite with Annie Dillard

"One of the most sensitive, listening intelligences ever to breathe American air"

By John Freeman | March 10, 2016

Yes, She Reads Everything: Pico Iyer on Annie Dillard

Yes, She Reads Everything: Pico Iyer on Annie Dillard

A Writer Furiously Alive and Impossible to Anticipate

By Pico Iyer | March 10, 2016

"Reader, I Married Him": An Interview with Tracy Chevalier

Bethanne Patrick speaks with the editor of a new Jane Eyre inspired anthology

By Bethanne Patrick | March 9, 2016

The Women of the World Poetry Slam Comes to Brooklyn

The Women of the World Poetry Slam Comes to Brooklyn

On Creating a Safe Space for All Voices to Be Heard

By Jonathan Russell Clark | March 9, 2016

The High School English Teacher Who Changed My Life

The High School English Teacher Who Changed My Life

Twelve Writers Reflect on the Teachers Who First Inspired Them

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 8, 2016

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On the Deep Disquiet of Finishing Your Book

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