May 27, 2014
In celebration of what would be John Cheever’s 102nd birthday, we’re sharing five free reads that flaunt what he was known for: the short story.
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In celebration of what would be John Cheever’s 102nd birthday, we’re sharing five free reads that flaunt what he was known for: the short story.
Read MoreLorrie Moore, David Foster Wallace, Junot Diaz — if only we could mix and match our favorite authors to create the world’s best curriculum!
Read MoreCelebrate Moz’s birthday the way he would: sulking in a corner over a good book.
Read MoreAfter being in school for basically your entire life, of course graduation is scary. Thankfully, there’s quote therapy for that.
Read MoreJonathan Lethem, Jamaica Kincaid and F. Scott Fitzgerald all prove that there’s more than one road to success.
Read MoreDavid Foster Wallace’s Kenyon commencement speech is amazing, but Susan Sontag, Toni Morrison and Nora Ephron can do just as well (if not better).
Read MoreOn the 51st anniversary of James Baldwin’s famous TIME cover, we explore the magazine’s relationship with the Great American Novelist archetype.
Read MoreOn the 297th anniversary of Voltaire’s imprisonment in the Bastille, we celebrate authors who made the most of their time served.
Read MoreOn this day, the 177th anniversary of Soren Kierkegaard meeting his fiancee, we we examine his and four other philosophers’ takes on love.
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