Five Takeaways from the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne Papers
Evelyn McDonnell on Feminism, Family, and Feuds
On My Grandfather’s Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby at 100
Eleanor Lanahan Reflects on the Literary Legacy of a Timeless American Novel
Secrets of the Designer: The Nuance of Creating the Perfect Book Cover
Alia Hanna Habib in Conversation with Emily Mahon
Villains, Vampires, Spies: The Best Remixes of The Great Gatsby
Camille Aubray Recommends Allyson Reedy, Nghi Vo, Jillian Cantor, and More
“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe
Peter Godwin Explores the Known and Unknown Sides of Those Closest To Him
Inventing Truths: What Toni Morrison’s Fiction Taught Me About Writing Memoir
Bridgett M. Davis on the Creative Lessons Learned From an Icon of American Literature
Lynn Steger Strong on the Importance of Imaginative Truth in Fiction and Nonfiction
“The goal is not to tell the reader the facts as they happened, but to, hopefully, bring a bunch of sentences and paragraphs to imagistic life.”
Write-Minded on Miranda July’s All Fours
From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
The University is the Crisis: On the Price of Columbia’s Soul
“In real-life Trump America, critical thought and political speech are shuttered in service of a belligerent agenda.”
Maggie Smith on Embracing Imperfection, in Life and Art
“The mistake, in fact, is a gift. The break, or breakdown, allows for a breakthrough.”
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring David Szalay, Elaine Pagels, Joe Dunthorne, and More
Memory, Care, Protection: Crystal Hana Kim on the Many Uses of Food
“To pay attention to the meal in front of you is to commit your hope and faith.”
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