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Sometimes, It's Okay to Be Mean

Sometimes, It's Okay to Be Mean

Sometimes, It Keeps Us Alive

By Myriam Gurba | November 10, 2017

Martinis=Mean. Wine=Wise. A <em>New Yorker</em> Critic's Guide to Conversation

Martinis=Mean. Wine=Wise. A New Yorker Critic's Guide to Conversation

Anne Fadiman on Her Wine-Loving Father, Clifton

By Anne Fadiman | November 9, 2017

<em>The Autobiography of Gucci Mane</em> Sets a New High for the Celebrity Memoir

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Sets a New High for the Celebrity Memoir

So Why isn't the Literary World Paying Attention?

By Katie Fustich | November 8, 2017

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Mary Ladd on the Pleasure of Being Surrounded By Literature

By Mary Ladd | November 7, 2017

The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

Sofia Perez on Losing One of the Things That Mattered Most to Her

By Sofia Perez | November 2, 2017

Chasing the Brontë Sisters from South India to the Yorkshire Moors

Chasing the Brontë Sisters from South India to the Yorkshire Moors

Deepa Bhasthi on a Pilgrimage 20 Years in the Making

By Deepa Bhasthi | November 2, 2017

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To the Lady Who Mistook Me for the Help at the National Book Awards

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Discovering My Family's Murderous Nazi Past

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The Day My VW Beetle Morphed Into a Hot Rod

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Learning the Hard Way That Writing a Book is Not Like Writing for TV

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On Drawing Power from the Sun in the Depths of Winter

By Megan Mayhew Bergman | October 23, 2017

The Dirty Secret of War: It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly

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When the French Invaded Hanoi, My Brothers Stayed Behind

When the French Invaded Hanoi, My Brothers Stayed Behind

They Knew War was Coming and Were Eager to Fight

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A Stroke Made My Mother a Poet, I Merely Transcribed

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For Freeman's Marius Chivu on the Origins of His First Poem

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Falling in Love Over Email: Anatomy of a Digital Courtship

Falling in Love Over Email: Anatomy of a Digital Courtship

Peter Bognanni on Migrating from the Laptop to Real Life

By Peter Bognanni | October 18, 2017

The Painting That Changed My Life

The Painting That Changed My Life

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