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5 Books Making News this Week: Spies, Second Wives, and the South

5 Books Making News this Week: Spies, Second Wives, and the South

John le Carré, Lily Tuck, Jesmyn Ward, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | September 6, 2017

The Most Important Skill I Learned at Art School: How to Bullshit

The Most Important Skill I Learned at Art School: How to Bullshit

Chelsea Martin on the Lessons We Take From a Fine Arts Degree

By Chelsea Martin | September 5, 2017

How to Write a Book With Traumatic Brain Injury

How to Write a Book With Traumatic Brain Injury

Alice Anderson Wouldn't Let Aphasia Stop Her From Writing a Memoir

By Alice Anderson | September 1, 2017

Eat Like Your Favorite Author: Writers on their Signature Sandwiches

Eat Like Your Favorite Author: Writers on their Signature Sandwiches

From Katz's Pastrami to a Towering Fish Stick Abomination

By Ian Seiter | September 1, 2017

The World's Most Beautiful Bookstores, Gathered in One Place

The World's Most Beautiful Bookstores, Gathered in One Place

Katie Orphan Reports from a Conference of Booksellers in Portugal

By Katie Orphan | August 31, 2017

Wearing the Veil: What It Means to Wear the Hijab (Or Not)

Wearing the Veil: What It Means to Wear the Hijab (Or Not)

On a New Anthology That Explores the Intersection of Faith and Public Identity

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So, Can We Actually Predict Earthquakes?

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The Photograph That Helped Me Finish My Book

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Laura Schenone Finds Endurance in the Work of Fay Godwin

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The Life and Times of an Iraqi Fixer

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Can Your Best Friends Be Books?

Can Your Best Friends Be Books?

In Praise of the Solitary, the Bookish, the Diehard Readers

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Too Smart or Too Pretty? The Anne of Green Gables Paradox

Too Smart or Too Pretty? The Anne of Green Gables Paradox

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Behind the Scenes at the US Open: Of Time, Age, and Politics

Behind the Scenes at the US Open: Of Time, Age, and Politics

Timothy Denevi Wanders the Practice Courts at Flushing Meadows

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The Secret E-Book That Changed My Life

The Secret E-Book That Changed My Life

Scott Esposito on Genderfluidity and the Unwavering Power of Words

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When Werner Herzog Was My Dad: Of Post-Natal Visions and Other Wonders

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Rachel Yoder Explores the Animal Divide From Either Side of Childbirth

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