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On the Ecstasy—and Agony—of Running an Ultramarathon in Your Seventies

On the Ecstasy—and Agony—of Running an Ultramarathon in Your Seventies

Bernd Heinrich Doesn’t Ever Want to Stop Running

By Bernd Heinrich | July 9, 2021

The Science of Happy Hour: On the Irresistible Chemistry of Your Favorite Drinks

The Science of Happy Hour: On the Irresistible Chemistry of Your Favorite Drinks

Kate Biberdorf Considers What Goes Into a Good Time

By Kate Biberdorf | July 9, 2021

Richard Flanagan on Writing (and Rewriting) Through the Devastating Bushfires in Tasmania and Australia

Richard Flanagan on Writing (and Rewriting) Through the Devastating Bushfires in Tasmania and Australia

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | July 9, 2021

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

Ilan Stavans on Belonging, Bookishness, and Memory

By Ilan Stavans | July 9, 2021

How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life

How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life

Kelly Williams Brown on Fame, Fortune, Depression, and the Power of Tiny Paper Stars

By Kelly Williams Brown | July 9, 2021

David Potter on What Lenin and Luther Can Teach Us About Our Age of Disruption

David Potter on What Lenin and Luther Can Teach Us About Our Age of Disruption

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 9, 2021

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“You Can’t Hide the Ocean.” On Finding My Way to the Interminable Sea

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Anne Lamott on Writing Compelling Dialogue

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"Good dialogue encompasses both what is said and what is not said."

By Anne Lamott | July 9, 2021

<em>The Icepick Surgeon</em> by Sam Kean, Read by Ben Sullivan

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Bringing Together Science and True Crime

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Imagining a Shakespeare Haunted by Jessicas

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Dana Spiotta on the Inevitable Reckonings of Generation X

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In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 8, 2021

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This July

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This July

Bookstores From Around the Country Pick Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | July 8, 2021

When Franklin Pierce Saved Nathaniel Hawthorne from Financial Ruin

When Franklin Pierce Saved Nathaniel Hawthorne from Financial Ruin

Gary Ginsberg on the Longtime Friendship Between the Novelist and the Future President

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