David Grand’s latest novel, Mount Terminus, was 10 years in the making. This is and isn’t unusual. James Joyce’s Portrait …
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Man Booker Prize Winner Announced
Congratulations to Richard Flanagan, announced today as the 2014 winner of the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Narrow Road …
Malala Yousafzai Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Today it was announced that Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, and Kailash Satyarthi of India have been awarded the 2014 Nobel …
Remembering Derrida: A Forum
Ten years ago, on October 9, 2004, the philosopher Jacques Derrida passed away. To mark this occasion and inquire into …
Introduction to Young Adult Week, From YA Editor Cecil Castellucci
Photo: Cecil Castellucci, our Young Adult Fiction Editor. School’s started. In just a few hours (10:29 p.m. EDT) it will …
Syria: Then and Now, Threatened Architecture
Today’s post concerns the current triptych image on our main site, by photographer Peter Aaron. The photo is part of …
My English Teacher: In Memoriam Lorraine Schulmeister (1918-2012)
An autumn afternoon on the sunny Great Lawn at Westlake School for Girls. Lorraine Schulmeister, English teacher, and I read …
