On Sebald’s “Self-Protective Porkies”: An Interview with Carole Angier
Carole Angier has written award-winning biographies of Jean Rhys and Primo Levi, and [...]
In Memoriam: Adam Zagajewski
Adam Zagajewski was a person of great rectitude and character. [...]
Star-Crossed Something-or-Others
Lately, when I teach Romeo and Juliet, I find myself [...]
In November the Living and the Dead Renew Their Vows
The warm days have finally ceased, and rain has cleared [...]
FUNNY GIRLS: New Books by Women with a Sense of Humor
Scribner It’s hard to talk about funny female [...]
Shelf Life
“Diwan was my love letter to Egypt,” Nadia Wassef writes [...]
A Whole World
One’s mood on finishing A Whole World: Letters from James [...]
Without
Most mornings I walk for nearly an hour in my [...]
Sunflowers
Sligo, February 1996 In August 1994, my husband, Barrie, a [...]
Ghost Letter: Remembering Jean Valentine
Originally delivered at the 50th reunion of the Radcliffe Class [...]