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Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Annabel Abbs on the Literature and Legacy of Women Hikers

By Annabel Abbs | September 9, 2021

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

On the French Existentialist's Never-Before-Published Novel

By Margaret Atwood | September 8, 2021

Commuting with Shylock: (Reluctantly) Revisiting <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> with My 10-Year-Old Son

Commuting with Shylock: (Reluctantly) Revisiting The Merchant of Venice with My 10-Year-Old Son

Dara Horn on Hearing Shakespeare's Antisemitism with Fresh Ears

By Dara Horn | September 8, 2021

How Do You Deliver a Baby in the Middle of a Storm with One Generator, No Water, and No Electricity?

How Do You Deliver a Baby in the Middle of a Storm with One Generator, No Water, and No Electricity?

Belle Marie Torres Velázquez on Working as a Medical Doctor on an Island of Puerto Rico and Surviving Hurricanes Irma and María

By Belle Marie Torres Velázquez | September 8, 2021

The Role That Got Away: Hayley Mills on (Almost) Playing Lolita

The Role That Got Away: Hayley Mills on (Almost) Playing Lolita

The Iconic Actor Recalls the Near Misses of Her Post-Pollyanna Career

By Hayley Mills | September 7, 2021

Money, Priorities, and the Promise of an American Childhood

Money, Priorities, and the Promise of an American Childhood

Qian Julie Wang on the Summer of 1998

By Qian Julie Wang | September 7, 2021

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Meredith Westgate Wonders About the Role of Memory in the Age of Social Media

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Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

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Michelle Jana Chan on the Power of Family to Shape Your Own Narrative

By Michelle Jana Chan | August 27, 2021

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint Finds Connections With Her Great-Grandfather

By Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint | August 27, 2021

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 27, 2021

Finding Literary Spaces Amid the Intensity of New Motherhood

Finding Literary Spaces Amid the Intensity of New Motherhood

Ellen O’Connell Whittet on Doireann Ní Ghríofa's A Ghost in the Throat

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | August 26, 2021

Deborah Levy: Finding a <del>Room</del> House of One’s Own

Deborah Levy: Finding a Room House of One’s Own

“Yes. I wanted a house. And a garden. I wanted land.”

By Deborah Levy | August 26, 2021

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