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The Liberation and Consternation of Writing a Whole Book with Paper and Pen

The Liberation and Consternation of Writing a Whole Book with Paper and Pen

In Which Jeff Gordinier Writes an Essay on the Train

By Jeff Gordinier | July 10, 2019

On Falling for a Statue of Hermes in Athens

On Falling for a Statue of Hermes in Athens

What Grant Ginder Learned in Greece

By Grant Ginder | July 9, 2019

How many books should you bring on your summer vacation?

How many books should you bring on your summer vacation?

By Jonny Diamond | July 8, 2019

After 4,000 miles and 5,000 book giveaways, Poetry to the People is back home.

After 4,000 miles and 5,000 book giveaways, Poetry to the People is back home.

By Rob Spillman | July 8, 2019

Odessa in Decay: Romantic, Tragic

Odessa in Decay: Romantic, Tragic

Caroline Eden on the City's Rich Geopolitical History

By Caroline Eden | July 3, 2019

A Life-Changing Afternoon in Paris With Edmund White

A Life-Changing Afternoon in Paris With Edmund White

Michael Carroll on Their First Meeting

By Michael Carroll | June 28, 2019

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"Franz Kafka" the Brand, Alive and Well in Prague

By Renee Lynn Reizman | June 18, 2019

Rob Spillman with greetings from an 1,800-mile, poetry-fueled road trip.

By Rob Spillman | June 17, 2019

On Bringing the World of Harry Potter to Life in... Florida

By Stephen M. Silverman | June 14, 2019

Inside the Great Bookstores of Paris

Inside the Great Bookstores of Paris

From a Canadian-Owned Labyrinth to an All-Jules Verne Store

By Nichole Robertson | June 12, 2019

Trying to Get Beyond the Cliches of Literary Brooklyn

Trying to Get Beyond the Cliches of Literary Brooklyn

Richard Kreitner Visits the Stomping Grounds of Whitman, Moore, and Many Others

By Richard Kreitner | June 7, 2019

The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

Thomas Swick's Tough Choices in 1978 Warsaw

By Thomas Swick | June 4, 2019

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

A Young Poet's Adventures in the Foreign Service

By Jamie James | June 3, 2019

Hiking Cormac McCarthy's Western Wilderness During an Immigration Crisis

Hiking Cormac McCarthy's Western Wilderness During an Immigration Crisis

Raksha Vasudevan on Coming Face-to-Face With the Myths that Make America

By Raksha Vasudevan | May 28, 2019

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Baltimore

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Baltimore

Danielle Evans: A Little Bit of Heartbreak and a Lot of Ocean

By Danielle Evans | May 22, 2019

Trying to Figure Out Bruce Chatwin's Unpublished<br> Magnum Opus

Trying to Figure Out Bruce Chatwin's Unpublished
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Jeremy Klemin on a Legendary Travel Writer's Attempt
to Figure It All Out

By Jeremy Klemin | May 20, 2019

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