How Borges Taught Me to Embrace My Jewish Heritage

How Borges Taught Me to Embrace My Jewish Heritage

"Borges was my rabbinical master in a Yeshiva the Size of the Globe"

By Ilan Stavans | September 2, 2016

The Forgotten History of Florence's Mixed-Race Medici

The Forgotten History of Florence's Mixed-Race Medici

On the Double Assassination of a 16th-Century Duke

By Catherine Fletcher | September 2, 2016

Dispatches From A Punk Tour of the Balkans

Dispatches From A Punk Tour of the Balkans

Franz Nicolay May or May Not Be an "Asshole, Big Time"

By Franz Nicolay | September 2, 2016

The Art Scene Rebels of San Francisco

The Art Scene Rebels of San Francisco

On 2322 Filmore Street, home of Painterland

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The Great Booksellers Fall 2016 Preview

The Great Booksellers Fall 2016 Preview

When in Doubt, Ask a Bookseller

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Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché

Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché

Odie Lindsey on Quitting a Job, Moving to Italy, and Writing a Book

By Odie Lindsey | August 31, 2016

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I Love Soap Operas (And They Made Me a Better Writer)

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Reading D.H. Lawrence on a Remote Swedish Island

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Fredrik Sjöberg on Parables, Flies, and the Sea

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Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

Brendan Mac Evilly Goes in Search of a Nice Spot to Swim

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Rest in Peace, Community Bookstore

Rest in Peace, Community Bookstore

Remembering a Brooklyn Literary Institution

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