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A Failed Book Club
How does one decide when to give up and stop reading?
Elif Batuman,
Ama Codjoe
Essays
How Should One Read a Book?
To read a book well, one should read it as if one were writing it
Virginia Woolf
"Even the sixteenth page of her Tumblr, where she had posted her mother’s confidential pancake recipe, did not reveal her. Alongside all the noise was the shimmer of insuperable silence."
Becca Rothfeld, On the fears and joys of online stalking
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Sheila Heti Reads from "Les Comètes"
The author reads tales of the stars
Sheila Heti,
Leanne Shapton
TYR Talks
Sheila Heti Reads from "Les Comètes"
The author reads tales of the stars
Sheila Heti,
Leanne Shapton
Essays
Against Abdicating Power to Big Tech
We can’t rely on Big Tech to reign over online speech
Claire Bond Potter
Essays
Creativity, Poetic Language, and the Computer
What's distinctly human about writing a poem?
Marie Borroff
TYR Talks
James Merrill's Letters and Legacy
A conversation about the renowned poet's enduring influence
TYR Talks
James Merrill's Letters and Legacy
A conversation about the renowned poet's enduring influence
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