Amor Towles on Bringing a Historical Setting to Life

Amor Towles on Bringing a Historical Setting to Life

"History is the painted backdrop."

By Amor Towles | February 4, 2022

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In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 4, 2022

Dave Pell on the Maddening Hell That Was the 2020 News Cycle

Dave Pell on the Maddening Hell That Was the 2020 News Cycle

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Davina Porter on the Delights and Challenges of Narrating the <em>Outlander</em> Series

Davina Porter on the Delights and Challenges of Narrating the Outlander Series

The Voice of Diana Gabaldon

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<em>The Fifties</em> by James R. Gaines, Read by James Fouhey

The Fifties by James R. Gaines, Read by James Fouhey

Reexamining the 1950s

By Behind the Mic | February 4, 2022

Elisa New and Richard Blanco on the Diversity of American Poetry

Elisa New and Richard Blanco on the Diversity of American Poetry

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

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On the Hidden Pain of V.C. Andrews, the Woman Behind <em>The Flowers in the Attic</em>

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