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The Cozy, Homey, Intricate Illustrations of Jan Brett

The Cozy, Homey, Intricate Illustrations of Jan Brett

Rebecca Rego Barry on the New Exhibition at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, NY

By Rebecca Rego Barry | May 3, 2021

How Venice Invented the World

How Venice Invented the World

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | May 3, 2021

Adam Mansbach on the Difficulty of Writing an Honest Elegy About His Brother

Adam Mansbach on the Difficulty of Writing an Honest Elegy About His Brother

Shawn Setaro in Conversation with the Author of I Had a Brother Once

By Shawn Setaro | May 3, 2021

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

"I can no longer imagine not working on a translation."

By Jhumpa Lahiri | May 1, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 30, 2021

"Write as if you were dying." Read Annie Dillard’s greatest writing advice.

By Walker Caplan | April 30, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
  • A Scandal in Königsberg
  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

Of course Vladimir Nabokov imagined emoticons over a decade before they were invented.

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2021

These writers have come together to raise money for Indian COVID relief.

By Dan Sheehan | April 30, 2021

Eula Biss on How Motherhood Radicalized Adrienne Rich

By Eula Biss | April 30, 2021

The Violent Haunting That Rattled an English Suburb

The Violent Haunting That Rattled an English Suburb

Kate Summerscale on Ghost Hunter Nandor Fodor

By Kate Summerscale | April 30, 2021

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

“People love objects because they reflect what we value in ourselves.”

By Genki Ferguson | April 30, 2021

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

“Some mysteries must be left alone.”

By Elizabeth McCracken | April 30, 2021

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

Leidy Klotz on How Hard It Can Be to Truly Subtract From Our Lives

By Leidy Klotz | April 30, 2021

We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano

We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano

Lauren Cerand on Time Spent With a Dear Friend

By Lauren Cerand | April 30, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Seven Stories Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Seven Stories Press

On Trusting Readers to Handle Complex Projects

By Corinne Segal | April 30, 2021

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

The Writer of The Yearling Gets a Long-Deserved Biography

By Ann McCutchan | April 30, 2021

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