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Nancy Mitford, Inventor of Eccentric English Style

Nancy Mitford, Inventor of Eccentric English Style

On the (Very) Strong Fashion Opinions of a British Icon

By Terry Newman | June 19, 2017

New Clothes Won't Fix You (and Will Likely Cause Shame and Discomfort)

New Clothes Won't Fix You (and Will Likely Cause Shame and Discomfort)

The Time Scaachi Koul Got Trapped in a Skirt

By Scaachi Koul | May 1, 2017

One American's 44-Year Battle to Rebuild Shakespeare's Theater

One American's 44-Year Battle to Rebuild Shakespeare's Theater

How Sam Wanamaker Carried the Globe on His Shoulders

By Dominic Dromgoole | April 21, 2017

Discovering the Power of Storytelling in a Tattered Old Pulp Paperback

Discovering the Power of Storytelling in a Tattered Old Pulp Paperback

Eight-Year-Old Edie Meidav Reads The Twilight Zone, Gets Hooked...

By Edie Meidav | April 11, 2017

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

What do you give someone who already has every book?

By Emily Temple | December 20, 2016

Stephanie Danler: On Losing Something Precious

Stephanie Danler: On Losing Something Precious

Of Talismans and the End of Love

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Elvis Costello: The Teenage Years

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Death and Discovery, from London to Liverpool

By Elvis Costello | November 9, 2015

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Is Canadian Fabulism a Hot New Genre?

In Conversation with Heather O'Neill on the Eve of the Giller Prize

By Charles Arrowsmith | November 9, 2015

A Tender Account of Knitting, Young Love, and a Dick Cozy

A Tender Account of Knitting, Young Love, and a Dick Cozy

Bill Roorbach on his Year of Knitting Dangerously

By Bill Roorbach | November 6, 2015

The Second Republican Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

The Second Republican Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

in which virtually, amnesty, and talking points take on new meaning

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | September 18, 2015

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

Emma Donoghue's Notes from the Set of Room

By Emma Donoghue | August 25, 2015

<em>Lolita</em>: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

Lolita: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

Or How We Ended Up with Lana Del Rey

By Rebecca Brill | August 18, 2015

In Praise of the Book Tower

In Praise of the Book Tower

On Clutter, Collecting, and the Infinite Stack

By Susan Harlan | June 17, 2015

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