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After Australia: Robyn Davidson on Discovering Her Next Adventure

After Australia: Robyn Davidson on Discovering Her Next Adventure

“Perhaps a strong fate is nothing more than a reckless disregard for consequences.”

By Robyn Davidson | December 7, 2023

Shadow Face: Jessica Moore on the Dissolving Margins of Motherhood

Shadow Face: Jessica Moore on the Dissolving Margins of Motherhood

“I was made dangerously permeable so my babies could be born.”

By Jessica Moore | December 7, 2023

Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

“Once I wanted poetry to save me. From what? For what is the better question.”

By Christian Wiman | December 5, 2023

Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

Gabriel Bump on His Characters' Personal Tragedy, and His Own

By Gabriel Bump | December 4, 2023

Muse as Medium: On the Women Pablo Picasso Remade in His Image

Muse as Medium: On the Women Pablo Picasso Remade in His Image

Mara Naselli Considers the Visceral Visual Violence of the Artist’s Oeuvre

By Mara Naselli | November 29, 2023

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

"I write because I want to continue my father, not contain him."

By Sheila Squillante | November 29, 2023

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Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

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Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

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"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

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Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

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Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

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Warren Bronson on Reading Within Prison Walls

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Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

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