A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Alice McDermott knows her new novel's title is vanilla, but asks you to go with it.
Read MoreA series in which we delve into a foreign slice of NYC life. This week: Drag. Emily Morris chats with Demanda Dahling, author of Don't Piss in My Martini, Please! and staple of the New York drag scene, about the path to becoming Demanda, his thoughts on RuPaul's Drag Race, hallucinogens and the importance of Payless.
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author reading: the Q&A. This week, Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet and an upcoming book of short stories, talks to Glenn Kurtz about literary innovation, and how Jane Austen may have already cracked the code.
A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the
author reading: the Q&A. This week, Sapphire speaks with Taiye Selasi about her new book, Ghana Must Go, and why she needed to leave New York to finish writing it.
Take a break from your work and try to unscramble these iconic book covers. Your reward? The satisfaction of knowing that your brain still works at top speed, even on a Friday afternoon.
Read MoreA weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Tristan Taormino, adult film director and editor of The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Pleasure, defines what makes her porn feminist.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered exactly what happens to the actors when they go through a hole in the floor? Well: they go into a padded cell that is bigger than my apartment. Now that we're finally in previews, read on for a backstage tour conducted during "tech," our final push before performances.
Read MoreWhat happens when you invite a bunch of recent Smith grads—a population inherently very well-educated in feminism by virtue of its schooling—to a Lean In? Is Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In even for us? Who is it for, then? How does a Lean In Circle work, practically? On a mild Sunday in March, we attempt to find out.
Read MoreNew York City has a plethora of reading spots, but by far the largest is Central Park. With 843 acres to roam, it may be difficult deciding where to hunker down with a book, so here are some of our favorite spots paired with complementary reading recommendations.
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