Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

“Seek out friends who read widely.”

By Wisława Szymborska | October 8, 2021

Kelefa Sanneh: What Actually is “Country Music”?

Kelefa Sanneh: What Actually is “Country Music”?

On the Genre’s Shifting Identities

By Kelefa Sanneh | October 8, 2021

Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

Dr. Julie Sedivy Discusses the Writing Possibilities Czech Offers Her

By Julie Sedivy | October 8, 2021

Why Did It Take Scientists So Long to Fully Understand Genetics and Mendel’s Laws?

Why Did It Take Scientists So Long to Fully Understand Genetics and Mendel’s Laws?

Howard Markel on the Complicated Process of Scientific Inquiry, DNA, and Heredity

By Howard Markel | October 8, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Heyday Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Heyday Books

On California's Independent Publishing Scene

By Corinne Segal | October 8, 2021

Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 8, 2021

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Helen Russell on Having a Healthy Relationship with Sadness

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The Heavy History of Names: On Political Forgetting and Erasure in India

The Heavy History of Names: On Political Forgetting and Erasure in India

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Cadwell Turnbull on the Social Realities Behind Speculative Fiction

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In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

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Ricardo Wilson on the Importance of Interrogating Research

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<em>The Archer</em> by Shruti Swamy, Read by Sneha Mathan

The Archer by Shruti Swamy, Read by Sneha Mathan

A Coming-Of-Age Novel Set in Bombay

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The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

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