In J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Engagements, a diamond isn’t necessarily forever
…him no small amount of solace from a workaday existence that’s almost unimaginably stressful. For Delphine, marriage to an older man also offers a solace, in her case from a…
Once I figured out what a sordid and confused battle my attackers were waging, I was no longer afraid
…years, in myriad settings—villages in Africa and South America, elite social and professional settings in Washington, New York, London and Paris—that anyone can be a thug or a bully. Anyone…
Award-winning author and literacy crusader Mem Fox preaches the importance of reading to children
…Fox left Africa for London, where she studied drama under Rose Bruford, a legendary acting teacher whom Fox identifies in Reading Magic as “the most gifted storyteller I’ve ever heard,”…
Abraham Verghese discusses doctor’s bags, white coats, and finding the right tools for the job
October 8, 2012 Stanford Medical School professor and The New York Times best-seller list author Abraham Verghese has made his case for the classic but fading image of doctors clad…
John Jeremiah Sullivan discusses his approach to interviewing
…essay collection, Pulphead. In “Behind the Cover Story”, an online interview, Sullivan discusses his research for “Where Is Cuba Going?”. The essay that offers a detailed personal glimpse into the…
