My earliest reading memory The first books I became obsessed with were Enid Blyton’s boarding school stories Malory Towers and St Clare’s. When I was eight, I’d hide them under my pillow and read by t...
02.06.2026 Theguardian.com and 1 sitesStuck in ski traffic. On board a five-hour flight (with a layover) to a sunny destination. During a road trip to see family for the holidays. Heck, just toodling around the house doing laundry or wash...
02.02.2026 Yahoo.com and 1 sitesIn his first novel in nearly a decade, George Saunders enters the consciousness of a dying oil magnate. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to a...
02.06.2026 Brisbanetimes.com.au and 5 sites
By Mark Hemingway Real Clear Wire In December, bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris wrote a New Yorker magazine essay about a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. While on a walk to a donut shop,...
02.06.2026 Highlandcountypress.com and 1 sites
SongWriter is a podcast that turns stories into songs, featuring Questlove, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Joyce Carol Oates, David Sedaris, Susan Orlean, and Steve Earle. Playwright and teacher Patrice Francis had to admit she was a little scared. She had agreed to write a dramatic narrative reflecting the research of Dr. Stephanie Hutcheson about post-traumatic growth after Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas. “A piece of prose from a blank page, I mean, you sit there and you’re not sure exactly wher...
02.02.2026 Pastemagazine.com
KMUW's monthly book club features selections made by KMUW staff. For February, we are reading Vigil by George Saunders. We'll meet at KMUW for a group discussion over dinner from 6: 00 to 7: 30 p. m. ...
02.06.2026 Kmuw.org
Against the “King Voice. ” On the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell Sarah Montague Considers the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell Though I ...
02.05.2026 Lithub.com
The recently announced name change of Broadway in Detroit to ATG Detroit may seem relatively minor. But it’s a significant indication of how much has changed for the metro area’s primary Broadway prod...
02.01.2026 Theoaklandpress.com