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Julie Battilana on How Power Can Be Used for Good

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Once Dostoyevsky’s Stenographer, Then His Wife

Once Dostoyevsky’s Stenographer, Then His Wife

Andrew D. Kaufman on the First Meeting Between Anna Snitkina and the Russian Author

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The Gathering Storm of Climate Change: On the Sickening Loss of the Land and the Optimism of the Youth Movement

The Gathering Storm of Climate Change: On the Sickening Loss of the Land and the Optimism of the Youth Movement

Niall Williams and Christine Breen Consider the Collective Failure to Address a Dire Man-Made Problem

By Niall Williams and Christine Breen | August 31, 2021

William Pei Shih Reads from His Story “The Enlightenment”

William Pei Shih Reads from His Story “The Enlightenment”

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

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Yuval Taylor on Zora Neale Hurston’s Initial Reception

Yuval Taylor on Zora Neale Hurston’s Initial Reception

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

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<em>The Coldest Case</em> by Martin Walker, Read by Robert Ian Mackenzie

The Coldest Case by Martin Walker, Read by Robert Ian Mackenzie

Join Bruno, Chief of Police, in France

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A Very Particular Risk: Aimee Bender on Jane Campion and Kazuo Ishiguro

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The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

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Imaginary Kingdoms: On the Power of Literature That Speaks to Children and Adults Alike

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Stephen Prickett Considers J.R.R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll, and the Power of Blending Fantasy with Reality

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Who Was Mary Shelley, Daughter?

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Samantha Silva on the Liminal Space Between Daughterhood and Motherhood

By Samantha Silva | August 30, 2021

“Kill Every Buffalo You Can!” On the Cruelties of Colonial Power

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Rupa Marya and Raj Patel Trace the History Settler Consciousness

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On Henry James’s Very Long Short Story

On Henry James’s Very Long Short Story

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 30, 2021

Christine Mangan on the Delicate Balance of Crafting Suspense

Christine Mangan on the Delicate Balance of Crafting Suspense

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Steve Killelea on the Possibilities of “Positive Peace”

Steve Killelea on the Possibilities of “Positive Peace”

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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