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The Power of Passivity: On Choosing to Do Nothing

The Power of Passivity: On Choosing to Do Nothing

Maura Lammers Considers the Role of Inaction in Fiction and in Real Life

By Maura Lammers | December 13, 2023

One Naomi, Two Naomis, Three: The Too-Real Experience of Reading Naomi Klein’s <em>Doppelgänger</em>

One Naomi, Two Naomis, Three: The Too-Real Experience of Reading Naomi Klein’s Doppelgänger

Naomi J. Williams on Being Mistaken for Other Naomis in Art and Life

By Naomi J. Williams | December 12, 2023

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

“Oh, no, it’s a... book.”

By Lewis Buzbee | December 11, 2023

Finding Hope, Meaning, and Purpose in a Jenny Zhang Story

Finding Hope, Meaning, and Purpose in a Jenny Zhang Story

Channler Twyman on the Fragility of Belonging to Someone Else

By Channler Twyman | December 8, 2023

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

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

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Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

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On Learning to Ride a Motorcycle After Fifty

On Learning to Ride a Motorcycle After Fifty

Kim McLarin on Why It's Never Too Late to Feel Dangerous and Accomplished

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Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

"We go to books for solace, and for proof, to begin again at the beginning."

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