“The Right Ratio”

“The Right Ratio”

A Poem by David Lehman

By David Lehman | December 22, 2021

WATCH: Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Hausdoerffer, and Gavin Van Horn on Our Kinship With the Living World

WATCH: Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Hausdoerffer, and Gavin Van Horn on Our Kinship With the Living World

In partnership with Point Reyes Books and the Center for Humans and Nature

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 22, 2021

On the Innocence of Anthony Broadwater (and Guilt of Alice Sebold)

On the Innocence of Anthony Broadwater (and Guilt of Alice Sebold)

Innocence Project Lawyer Steven Wright Examines the Systems That Condemn Us All

By Steven Wright | December 22, 2021

Deep Waters: The Ultimate Fishing Books Reading List

Deep Waters: The Ultimate Fishing Books Reading List

From Hemingway to Cod, Conor Sullivan Lists His Favorites

By Conor Sullivan | December 22, 2021

Devi Lockwood on the Personal Impact of Climate Change Around the World

Devi Lockwood on the Personal Impact of Climate Change Around the World

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 22, 2021

Claudia Goldin on Women’s Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap

Claudia Goldin on Women’s Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 22, 2021

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Seressia Glass on Her Favorite Fictional Nerds

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Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

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Hope on Far Horizons: Rebecca Solnit on the Exoneration of Kevin Strickland

By Rebecca Solnit | December 21, 2021

The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s <em>White on White</em>

The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s White on White

Francesca Giacco on Intimacy, Art, and the Danger of Losing Yourself in a Story

By Francesca Giacco | December 21, 2021

Sharon Gless on Her First Stage Appearance and Earning a Seven-Year Contract for Universal Studios

Sharon Gless on Her First Stage Appearance and Earning a Seven-Year Contract for Universal Studios

The Cagney & Lacey Star Considers How an Actors Life Can Change in a Matter of Hours

By Sharon Gless | December 21, 2021

The Politics of Empathy: On the Life and Music of Johnny Cash

The Politics of Empathy: On the Life and Music of Johnny Cash

Michael Stewart Foley Looks at the Man in Black’s Engagement with Social and Cultural Issues

By Michael Stewart Foley | December 21, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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By Teddy Wayne | December 21, 2021

Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East

Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 21, 2021

Linda Coverdale on Reading Stories of Survival in 2021

Linda Coverdale on Reading Stories of Survival in 2021

Books That “Reanimate the Human Heart”

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Kate Daniels Talks Poetry and Psychoanalysis

Kate Daniels Talks Poetry and Psychoanalysis

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 21, 2021

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