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A Forgotten Deportation, a New Questionnaire Series, and Our Top 5
An essay about a forgotten deportation and the reckoning it left behind, a glimpse into Maria Popova’s writing and reading life, and our five recommended stories of the week.
Posted inReading List, Writing
On Keeping a Notebook: A Reading List
In this reading list, Jeanne Bonner ruminates on the joys of writing by hand and keeping a notebook.
Posted inBlog Post, Reading List
Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate for a Nation Divided
The Librarian of Congress hailed Smith as a “poet of searching.”
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Op-Ed, Story
Pay the Homeless
It’s time to end the pernicious myth that giving money directly to panhandlers won’t help them.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
14 Stories About Love: A Reading List
Revel in all the feels with these 14 (get it?) essays and interviews.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
14 Stories About Love: A Reading List
Revel in all the feels with these 14 (get it?) essays and interviews.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Woman Who Counted Fish: Conservation, Domestication and the Future of the Animal Kingdom
From the opening chapter of Jon Mooallem’s book Wild Ones, as recommended by Maria Popova, a look at the lengths we go to preserve the animal kingdom: “At the furthest, most mundane reaches of this almost incomprehensibly sprawling program to protect the fish, the government has even hired ordinary Americans—retirees, housewives, at least one moonlighting […]
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Reading List: The Writing Life vs. The Blinking Cursor
Emily Perper is a word-writing human for hire. She blogs about her favorite longreads at Diet Coker. Over the weekend, I attended the annual National Book Festival in Washington D.C. One of the highlights was Tamora Pierce’s presentation. Pierce is a young adult fantasy lit author, known for her great writing and awesome female characters. […]
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Reading List: The Writing Life vs. The Blinking Cursor
Emily Perper is a word-writing human for hire. She blogs about her favorite longreads at Diet Coker. Over the weekend, I attended the annual National Book Festival in Washington D.C. One of the highlights was Tamora Pierce’s presentation. Pierce is a young adult fantasy lit author, known for her great writing and awesome female characters. […]
