In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book, <br><em>Being Mortal</em>

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book,
Being Mortal

This Week on the Literary Disco Podcast

By Literary Disco | May 11, 2021

<em>Stop Saving the Planet!</em> by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

Stop Saving the Planet! by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

What Needs to Be Done?

By Behind the Mic | May 11, 2021

Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2021

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

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Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

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How American Sports’ COVID Patient Zero Nearly Became a National Pariah

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The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

Sarah Sentilles: “I was an animal in my grief. Wild. Ready to protect my young, but I didn’t have any.”

By Sarah Sentilles | May 10, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Point</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Point

Everything You Need to Know About the James Wood-Approved Magazine of Philosophical Writing

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 10, 2021

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

Anna Dorn Tries to Stay Out of the Family Business

By Anna Dorn | May 10, 2021

Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 10, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 10th to 16th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 10th to 16th

Including Philadelphia's 215 Literary Festival!

By Rasheeda Saka | May 10, 2021

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

This Week on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | May 10, 2021

Finally, a movie that proves being good with words will get you laid.

Finally, a movie that proves being good with words will get you laid.

By Katie Yee | May 7, 2021

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