In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book, <br><em>Being Mortal</em>

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book,
Being Mortal

This Week on the Literary Disco Podcast

By Literary Disco | May 11, 2021

<em>Stop Saving the Planet!</em> by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

Stop Saving the Planet! by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

What Needs to Be Done?

By Behind the Mic | May 11, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

John Domini on Life Within “The System” in Naples

By John Domini | May 10, 2021

How American Sports’ COVID Patient Zero Nearly Became a National Pariah

How American Sports’ COVID Patient Zero Nearly Became a National Pariah

Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert Speaks Candidly with Ben Golliver

By Ben Golliver | May 10, 2021

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Kate Durbin on Finding Beauty in the Possessions That Possess Us

By Chelsea Hodson | May 10, 2021

Eddie Glaude, Jr. on What James Baldwin’s America Teaches
Us Now

By Big Table | May 10, 2021

What Do We Mean When We Say a Novel is Without Plot?

By Rónán Hession | May 10, 2021

Why Elizabeth McCracken Loves Ventriloquism and Other Weird Show Business

Why Elizabeth McCracken Loves Ventriloquism and Other Weird Show Business

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on First Draft

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 10, 2021

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

Sarah Sentilles: “I was an animal in my grief. Wild. Ready to protect my young, but I didn’t have any.”

By Sarah Sentilles | May 10, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Point</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Point

Everything You Need to Know About the James Wood-Approved Magazine of Philosophical Writing

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 10, 2021

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

Anna Dorn Tries to Stay Out of the Family Business

By Anna Dorn | May 10, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 10th to 16th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 10th to 16th

Including Philadelphia's 215 Literary Festival!

By Rasheeda Saka | May 10, 2021

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

This Week on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | May 10, 2021

When Ralph Ellison Experienced a Forty-Year Writing Block

When Ralph Ellison Experienced a Forty-Year Writing Block

The History of Literature Podcast Explores the Longest Fallow Periods

By History of Literature | May 10, 2021

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