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Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 17, 2021

Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | August 17, 2021

Meredith Westgate on Memory, Unreliable Narrators, and the Risks of Knowing Your Partner <em>Too</em> Well

Meredith Westgate on Memory, Unreliable Narrators, and the Risks of Knowing Your Partner Too Well

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | August 17, 2021

<em>Battle Royal</em> by Lucy Parker, Read by Billie Fulford-Brown

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker, Read by Billie Fulford-Brown

Two Rival Bakers, One Royal Wedding

By Behind the Mic | August 17, 2021

J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 16, 2021

The Story of Constance Fenimore Woolson's Rediscovered

The Story of Constance Fenimore Woolson's Rediscovered "Miss Grief"

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 16, 2021

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Emily Bass on America's Mission to End AIDS in Africa

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Joshua Henkin on the Writer's Continuous Learning Process

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Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, Read by Mela Lee

By Behind the Mic | August 16, 2021

The Problem with Writing Biographies of Imaginative Figures

The Problem with Writing Biographies of Imaginative Figures

Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan on Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers‘ Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | August 16, 2021

Emma Sloley on Exploring Fear and Violence in Intimate Relationships

Emma Sloley on Exploring Fear and Violence in Intimate Relationships

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By The Common | August 13, 2021

<em>World Travel</em> by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever, Read by a Full Cast

World Travel by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever, Read by a Full Cast

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By Behind the Mic | August 13, 2021

Gautam Bhatia on Exploring the Human Desire to Know More

Gautam Bhatia on Exploring the Human Desire to Know More

Gautam Bhatia Talks to Rob Wolf on New Books Network

By New Books Network | August 13, 2021

Katie Kitamura on the Irony of Language

Katie Kitamura on the Irony of Language

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | August 12, 2021

Alexandra Kleeman on the Intimate Spaces of Abbas Kiarostami

Alexandra Kleeman on the Intimate Spaces of Abbas Kiarostami

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | August 12, 2021

Robert Ballard, the Man Who's Discovered More Than Just the <em>Titanic</em>

Robert Ballard, the Man Who's Discovered More Than Just the Titanic

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By Just the Right Book | August 12, 2021

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