In an interview with Tobias Carroll for Men’s Journal, Teju Cole discusses his affinity for the work of writer and critic John Berger, and how that relationship has informed his own writing: I think what we get from the artists, writers, musicians, photographers, and so on who we admire is a sense of encouragement or […]
...moreWhen texture and feeling and specificity is expressed so exquisitely in the prose that you feel you must understand the writer. For the New York Times’s “By the Book,” actress Gwyneth Paltrow shares her favorite authors and works of literature, and reveals the books that have made the greatest emotional impact on her.
...moreThere’s no law against asking strangers about their lives and feelings, although sometimes it really feels like there is. Do you know which books you’d take with you if you were stranded on an island? Well, Miranda July does. Check out her list over at the New York Times.
...moreJoe Queenan reads books. Lots of books. In fact, he surrounds himself with them (1,340 lay about his house to be exact). Queenan reads at least four hours a day every day, and although he is admittedly a slow reader, he has still managed to read 6,128 books in the last 55 years. In his […]
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