First Dance: Alexander Chee on Hearing Prince for the First Time

First Dance: Alexander Chee on Hearing Prince for the First Time

Suburban Maine, 1983, a Song, Some Dancing...

By Alexander Chee | April 22, 2016

Prince, 1958-2016

Prince, 1958-2016

Alexander Chee, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Naomi Jackson, and More Remember an American Genius

By Literary Hub | April 22, 2016

Surviving a Long Alaskan Winter with Prince

Surviving a Long Alaskan Winter with Prince

Kaitlyn Greenidge on Finding Her People, the Prince Fanatics

By Kaitlyn Greenidge | April 22, 2016

Prince: Finding Joy Outside Conformity

Prince: Finding Joy Outside Conformity

Naomi Jackson On Finding Permission to Be Herself

By Naomi Jackson | April 22, 2016

Prince: The Origin Story

Prince: The Origin Story

When Ten-Year-Old Prince Roger Nelson Danced Onstage with James Brown

By Michaelangelo Matos | April 22, 2016

Ten Musicians Who Could Be Novelists

Ten Musicians Who Could Be Novelists

Bob Boilen on Recording Artists Whose Books He'd Love to Read

By Bob Boilen | April 11, 2016

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A Brief History of the Hit Christmas Song

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Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

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Elvis Costello: The Teenage Years

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When Rock Festivals Get Bookish

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The Rise of the Literary Second Stage

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