“Auld Lang Syne” in July: Yiyun Li on the Solaces and Limits of Music

“Auld Lang Syne” in July: Yiyun Li on the Solaces and Limits of Music

“Music, in its absolute right to exist, perhaps is not unlike mood, or landscape—external or internal.”

By Yiyun Li | May 3, 2022

Charlie Porter on the Unspoken Language of the Sartorial

Charlie Porter on the Unspoken Language of the Sartorial

“What might an artist’s wardrobe say about their bravery and defiance?”

By Charlie Porter | May 3, 2022

The Untold and Very True Story of <em>The Devil Wears Prada</em>

The Untold and Very True Story of The Devil Wears Prada

On Anna Wintour, a Former Assistant, and the Role That Made an Editor a Celebrity

By Amy Odell | May 3, 2022

On the Groundbreaking Art of Bascove’s Book Covers

On the Groundbreaking Art of Bascove’s Book Covers

From J.M. Coetzee to Alice Walker, a Book Designer Who Took Risks

By Rebecca Rego Barry | May 3, 2022

Lessons Learned from a Year Listening to the Fictional Octopus in My Head

Lessons Learned from a Year Listening to the Fictional Octopus in My Head

Shelby Van Pelt on an Unlikely Friend and Saying What You Mean

By Shelby Van Pelt | May 3, 2022

Struggling with Disaster—and Language—in the Hebrew Bible

Struggling with Disaster—and Language—in the Hebrew Bible

From Season 3 of The Cosmic Library Podcast

By The Cosmic Library | May 3, 2022

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Jeff VanderMeer Talks to the Designers About His Book Covers

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Searching for a Lost History in Modern-Day Russia

Searching for a Lost History in Modern-Day Russia

Marcia DeSanctis Tries to Reconcile Her Love of Russian Lit with Putin’s Ascendancy

By Marcia DeSanctis | May 2, 2022

Alejandro Zambra on Juan Emar, Whose Avant-Garde Writings Deserve Our Attention

Alejandro Zambra on Juan Emar, Whose Avant-Garde Writings Deserve Our Attention

“He wanted to write, to give himself over to pure leisure, to the search.”

By Alejandro Zambra | May 2, 2022

A Quiet Reply to a Life Cut Short: After a Profound Loss, How to Honor the Dead

A Quiet Reply to a Life Cut Short: After a Profound Loss, How to Honor the Dead

Elisha Cooper on Coming to Terms with What Killed His Brother

By Elisha Cooper | May 2, 2022

What Animals Can Show Us About More Meaningfully Encountering the Wider World

What Animals Can Show Us About More Meaningfully Encountering the Wider World

Sy Montgomery on the Lessons of the Natural World

By Sy Montgomery | May 2, 2022

May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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