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Being There
Peter Grandbois on why we should read David McGlynn's "One Day You’ll Thank Me: Lessons from an Unexpected Fatherhood."
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
A Gift to Our Spirit: On Wasting Time
Rebecca Foster reviews “The Art of the Wasted Day” by Patricia Hampl and “In Praise of Wasting Time” by Alan Lightman.
Hard Stands
Jennifer Kabat reviews James Pogue's "Chosen Country," which details the Malheur Reservation standoff and events over the two years preceding it.
The Cow Whisperer
“The Secret Life of Cows” is a collection of anecdotes dedicated to the proposition that cows are individuals and should be treated as such.
Struggling with a Puzzling Illness, Then Living with Its Answer: A Conversation with Porochista Khakpour
Kavita Das interviews Porochista Khakpour, the author of “Sick: A Memoir.”
Sinking Cities
A lyrical new book on disappearing shorelines connects science to the personal.
Down and Out in Silicon Valley
Justin Tyler Clark reads the funny, frightening "Live Work Work Work Die."
Death by Charity
An author takes a road trip across Haiti to understand the blowback from good intentions.
What Will You Let Yourself Know?: Alexander Chee and Jenny Boully Write About Writing
True stories about writing replace lessons in new books on craft by Alexander Chee and Jenny Boully.
Making It in L.A.: An Interview with Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly talks about L.A. culture, the art of the interview, the formalism of celebrity profiles, and his ideal partner for a long road trip.
Making It in L.A.: A Review of “L.A. Man”
Emily Beaver on a collection of interviews and profiles of various Los Angeles characters by a longtime local journalist.
Higher Loyalty? James Comey and the Failure of Leadership
Unintentionally, "A Higher Loyalty" teaches us more about “ethical leadership” by showing not what Comey has done in his career but what he has failed to do.
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