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Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

The Author of Still Life at Eighty in Conversation with Mira Ptacin

By Mira Ptacin | May 15, 2023

Telling the Same Story Differently: Terry McDonell on Writing About His Mother, Irma

Telling the Same Story Differently: Terry McDonell on Writing About His Mother, Irma

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 15, 2023

How To Write About Your Mother

How To Write About Your Mother

Terry McDonell: “I did not set out to write about Irma.”

By Terry McDonell | May 12, 2023

How Chaos Theory Can Revitalize—and Save—Modern Medicine

How Chaos Theory Can Revitalize—and Save—Modern Medicine

Jennifer Lunden on Alice James, Descartes' Destructive Influence on Medicine, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and More

By Jennifer Lunden | May 10, 2023

Emma Nadler on How Good and Bad Luck Are Inseparably Connected

Emma Nadler on How Good and Bad Luck Are Inseparably Connected

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 10, 2023

Mariana Alessandri on How the Natural Human Condition is to Live in Darkness, Anger, and Pain

Mariana Alessandri on How the Natural Human Condition is to Live in Darkness, Anger, and Pain

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 10, 2023

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