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Review: Julia Preston on an epic account of Central American immigration
A new book considers the consequences that US foreign policy in three small countries has had on immigration and social dynamics here
Mar 26
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Notebook: (2) Mr. Smith and Goliath
by Ann Kjellberg, editor. How long can the internet remain a repository of trustworhy information and ideas? What would it take to keep them there?
Mar 23
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Notebook: (1) Mr. Smith and Goliath
by Ann Kjellberg, editor. On a recent rash of Supreme Court arguments, FTC and DOJ cases, European regulations, and more affecting speech and expression…
Mar 22
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Review: Brian Fagan on the Taste and Ecology of Water
A new book from a specialist in sensory perception and the manufacturing of drinking water, a seemingly minor issue that is of fundamental importance
Mar 19
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Diary: Rachel Cohen, A Chance Meeting: Sarah Orne Jewett
Literary friends visit Henry James in his country house, they take a carriage ride, eat cakes, and there is a bit of trouble with his dog.
Mar 15
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Willa Cather: A Conversation with Chris Benfey and Ben Taylor
A recording of our conversation on Sunday, March 3, concluding Chris Benfey's Book Post Fireside Reading of My Àntonia
Mar 15
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Review: Sarah Ruden on Marilynne Robinson‘s Genesis
“The proper work of preaching and religious teaching is simply love, Robinson’s great topic in the novels—not romantic love but the helpless needs and…
Mar 12
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Notebook: Up with Putting
by Ann Kjellberg, editor A rule the news of whose life was greatly exaggerated
Mar 8
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Review: John Banville on James Marcus’s Emerson
There is something in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s life and work that speaks directly to the troubled heart. Certainly he had troubles enough of his own…
Mar 5
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Join us today, 2 PM (EST) for a virtual conversation with Chris Benfey and Benjamin Taylor
Chris Benfey, host of our recently concluded My Àntonia reading group joins Willa Cather biographer Benjamin Taylor, Book Post editor Ann Kjellberg, and…
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My Àntonia: Conclusion, Book Five
Cather’s endings always surprise me. We generally get a certain raggedness, a change of direction, a lingering ambiguity or uncertainty.
Mar 3
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Diary: Eric Kandel on the Beholder‘s Share
Freud was not the only person developing insights into unconscious mental processes in turn-of-the-century Vienna. Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and…
Mar 1
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