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Thirteen Meta-musings Inspired by Leonard Koren’s “Musings of a Curious Aesthete”
Leonard Koren’s musings are more rigorous than most.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
I Knocked on the Window and Waved: An Interview with Suleika Jaouad
Dinah Lenney talks with writer Suleika Jaouad about her new memoir, "Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted."
An Empire of Stupidity: On Dubravka Ugrešić’s “The Age of Skin”
A celebrated Croatian cultural critic exposes the thin skin of contemporary democracy.
Forgive and Remember: A Conversation with Susan Shapiro
Sara-Kate Astrove asks Susan Shapiro about her memoir, “The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology.”
On the Limits of Sexual Freedom: Vanessa Springora’s “Consent: A Memoir”
A searing French memoir gives voice to a victim of sexual abuse, and provokes a crisis of conscience in the country.
Ghosts in the Borderlands: A Conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Abbie Reese talks with writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest about the politics of US borders for Mexican immigrants and Native Americans.
Amnesiacs and Bystanders: On Géraldine Schwarz’s “Those Who Forget”
A postwar whitewashing of Vichy France reflects on the American situation.
Writing Is a Ritual: A Conversation with Karen Tei Yamashita
Karen Tei Yamashita discusses her new collection, “Sansei and Sensibility,” and the strange appeal of Jane Austen.
The Case for Loitering
Anandi Mishra meanders through “Aimlessness,” the new book by Tom Lutz.
Toeing the Trap
Hannah Kofman reckons with “The Copenhagen Trilogy,” the recently translated memoir by Tove Ditlevsen.
Manifestations of Higher Meaning: On Dana Gioia’s “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop”
Peggy Ellsberg praises the clarity, reverence, and affection of “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop” by Dana Gioia.
Hunting Down Repositories: A Conversation with George Saunders
Sean Hooks speaks to George Saunders about his first nonfiction book, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.”
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