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What Professional Poker Taught Maria Konnikova About the American Dream

What Professional Poker Taught Maria Konnikova About the American Dream

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | July 15, 2021

Why Is Jerry Seinfeld One of the Most Successful Stand-Up Comedians of All Time?

Why Is Jerry Seinfeld One of the Most Successful Stand-Up Comedians of All Time?

David Steinberg on the Life and Times of an Iconic Entertainer

By David Steinberg | July 14, 2021

What Losing My Childhood Dog Taught Me About Grief and Companionship

What Losing My Childhood Dog Taught Me About Grief and Companionship

Chloe Shaw Tries to Answer One Question: “What is a Dog?”

By Chloe Shaw | July 14, 2021

To Write a Comic Novel, I Had to Shed the Weight of Expectation (and Adopt a New Name)

To Write a Comic Novel, I Had to Shed the Weight of Expectation (and Adopt a New Name)

Tahmima Anam on the Serious Business of Being Funny

By Tahmima Anam | July 13, 2021

How I Survived a Racialized Pregnancy in the American Healthcare System

How I Survived a Racialized Pregnancy in the American Healthcare System

Savala Nolan on the Medical Field’s Cruel Indifference to Black Mothers

By Savala Nolan | July 13, 2021

“Don’t Let the Pearls Fool You.” On Being the Only Lady at the Poker Table

“Don’t Let the Pearls Fool You.” On Being the Only Lady at the Poker Table

Helen Ellis Talks Feminine Etiquette, Playing Coy, and Winning

By Helen Ellis | July 13, 2021

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By Sunjeev Sahota | July 13, 2021

Carrot Quinn on the Danger—and Thrill—of Train Riding

By Carrot Quinn | July 12, 2021

What Writing the Story of a Divorce Taught Me About My Own

By Joyce Maynard | July 12, 2021

Danny Trejo on Doing Time with Charles Manson and Finding Freedom in the Boxing Room

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One of America’s Great Character Actors Looks Back at His Time in Prison

By Danny Trejo with Donal Logue | July 9, 2021

On the Ecstasy—and Agony—of Running an Ultramarathon in Your Seventies

On the Ecstasy—and Agony—of Running an Ultramarathon in Your Seventies

Bernd Heinrich Doesn’t Ever Want to Stop Running

By Bernd Heinrich | July 9, 2021

How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life

How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life

Kelly Williams Brown on Fame, Fortune, Depression, and the Power of Tiny Paper Stars

By Kelly Williams Brown | July 9, 2021

“You Can’t Hide the Ocean.” On Finding My Way to the Interminable Sea

“You Can’t Hide the Ocean.” On Finding My Way to the Interminable Sea

Cai Chongda Remembers Coming of Age on the Coast

By Cai Chongda | July 9, 2021

WATCH: Brian Broome, Nichole Perkins, Lilly Dancyger, and Courtney Cook at the Franklin Park Reading Series

WATCH: Brian Broome, Nichole Perkins, Lilly Dancyger, and Courtney Cook at the Franklin Park Reading Series

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By The Virtual Book Channel | July 9, 2021

In Praise of the Great Rats in Literature. Literally.

In Praise of the Great Rats in Literature. Literally.

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By Austin Ratner | July 8, 2021

Summers of Discovery: Adventures in Greece with Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen

Summers of Discovery: Adventures in Greece with Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen

Judy Scott on the Intensity of Found Families

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