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The Rise and Fall of Genius: Part II

The Rise and Fall of Genius: Part I

Choosing What To Read Next

David Wolpe: The Secret and the Mystery

Taking Books Seriously

How to Die Well

The Last Chapter of Life

Lazy and Stupid Stereotypes

The World Beyond Your Head

"Art of Conversation" is Dead — Long Live "Volumes."

The Habit of Being a Person

Vivian Gornick: On Writing Letters

Love as a Moral Challenge

"Klara and the Sun": On Friendship and Being Seen

Be Wrong in the Right Direction

The Rewards of Difficult Books

Escaping McFate

Azar Nafisi: The Magic of Fiction

Disappointed by "The Bell Jar"

An Appetite for Life

Down With This Sort of Thing

Re-reading "The Great Gatsby"

Why Tyrants Fear Art

Social Media Kitsch

Milan Kundera: How Novels Defy Tyranny

What is "Alice in Wonderland" Actually About?

What is "Alice in Wonderland" Actually About?

A Day in Reading

Does Hope Have Feathers?

Does Hope Have Feathers?

C. S. Lewis: Why You Should Read Old Books

Introducing "Words of Wisdom"

A Cosmic Battle Between Faith and Chance

Hard Days, Good Days

Hard Days, Good Days

The Kindness of Strangers

The Audience Cut

The Mysteries of "Lost in Translation"

How to Make the Familiar Strange

How to Make the Familiar Strange

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