The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

James Tate Hill on the Hard Realities of Balancing the Personal and the Creative

By James Tate Hill | August 9, 2021

On Reframing and Overcoming the Bodily Colonization of Stage 4 Cancer

On Reframing and Overcoming the Bodily Colonization of Stage 4 Cancer

Fred D'Aguiar Considers the Meaning of Liberation in the Face of a Life-Threatening Disease

By Fred D’Aguiar | August 9, 2021

What It Means to Be Haitian Now

What It Means to Be Haitian Now

“Do not ask me how I am.”

By Jean D’Amérique | August 9, 2021

Did Henry James Sink Constance Fenimore Woolson's Career?

Did Henry James Sink Constance Fenimore Woolson's Career?

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 9, 2021

The Medicine Memoirs That Every Aspiring Doctor Should Read

The Medicine Memoirs That Every Aspiring Doctor Should Read

Robert Meyer, MD, and Dan Koeppel on the Beauty and Brutality of the Human Experience

By Robert Meyer, MD, and Dan Koeppel | August 9, 2021

A Day in the Life of an 11-Year-Old Spy in 1939 Berlin

A Day in the Life of an 11-Year-Old Spy in 1939 Berlin

Rebecca Donner on a Blue Knapsack as the Accessory to Espionage

By Rebecca Donner | August 9, 2021

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Lucy Jones on the Relationship Between the Natural World and the Human Psyche

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What Visiting Plantations Taught Me About Historical Erasure

By LaTanya McQueen | August 9, 2021

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

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<em>The Cave Dwellers</em> by Christina McDowell, Read by Madeleine Maby

The Cave Dwellers by Christina McDowell, Read by Madeleine Maby

Listen in on the Lives of the Powerful and Power-Hungry

By Behind the Mic | August 9, 2021

The Power of the Collective: How Lebron James Got Into Education Reform

The Power of the Collective: How Lebron James Got Into Education Reform

Tracy Swinton Bailey on Spearheading Solutions for Child Literacy

By Tracy Swinton Bailey | August 9, 2021

A History of the Future: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Shayla Lawson, and Meredith Talusan

A History of the Future: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Shayla Lawson, and Meredith Talusan

Questions (and Answers) From the First Kimpton Hotels Book Club and Lending Program

By Literary Hub | August 8, 2021

Accepting the Mortality of New Orleans and Other<br> Coastal Cities

Accepting the Mortality of New Orleans and Other
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A Conversation with Nathaniel Rich on This Week’s
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By Open Source | August 7, 2021

Ron Nyren on Delving into San Francisco’s Storied History

Ron Nyren on Delving into San Francisco’s Storied History

In Conversation with G.P. Gottlieb on New Books Network

By New Books Network | August 7, 2021

On Loss, Time, and Hope: My Year of Reading Ali Smith’s <em>Seasonal Quartet</em>

On Loss, Time, and Hope: My Year of Reading Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet

Sara Batkie Reflects on the Past Year of COVID-19

By Sara Batkie | August 6, 2021

On the 26-Year Search for a Photo <br>of My Father

On the 26-Year Search for a Photo
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Anna Qu Grieves a Life She Never Knew

By Anna Qu | August 6, 2021

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