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The Project of Literature: Susan Sontag on Writing, Routines, Education, and Elitism in a 1992 Recording from the 92Y Archives

“A writer is someone who pays attention to the world — a writer is a professional observer.”

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The 13 Best Science and Technology Books of 2013

The wonders of the gut, why our brains are wired to be social, what poetry and math have in common, swarm intelligence vs. “God,” and more.

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David Bowie’s Formative Reading List of 75 Favorite Books

From poetry to history to theory of mind, with plenty of fiction and a few magazines for good measure.

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Pardon the Egg Salad Stains, But I’m in Love: Billy Collins Reads His Poem “Marginalia”

“We have all seized the white perimeter as our own and reached for a pen if only to show we did not just laze in an armchair turning pages…”

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Illustrated Bookshelves of Famous Artists’ and Writers’ Favorite Books

Patti Smith, David Sedaris, Jennifer Egan, Maira Kalman, Mary Karr, and more.

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2013’s Best Books on Writing and Creativity

Timeless wisdom and practical advice on the pleasures and perils of the written word and the creative life.

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Dani Shapiro on the Pleasures and Perils of Writing and the Creative Life

“It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive.”

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Make Art, Make Money, and Believe the Beard: What Jim Henson Teaches Us about Bridging Creative Integrity and Commercial Success

“What is a human being? Complex to the point of absurdity, a whole person is both greedy and generous.”

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Cosmic Apprentice: Dorion Sagan on Why Science and Philosophy Need Each Other

“A good scientific theory shines its light, revealing the world’s fearful symmetry. And its failure is also a success, as it shows us where to look next.”

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Sailing to Byzantium: 13 Songs Based on the Poetry of W. B. Yeats

“A pity beyond all telling / Is hid in the heart of love”

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Search results for “emily dickinson”

“A writer is someone who pays attention to the world — a writer is a professional observer.”

The wonders of the gut, why our brains are wired to be social, what poetry and math have in common, swarm intelligence vs. “God,” and more.

From poetry to history to theory of mind, with plenty of fiction and a few magazines for good measure.

“We have all seized the white perimeter as our own and reached for a pen if only to show we did not just laze in an armchair turning pages…”

Patti Smith, David Sedaris, Jennifer Egan, Maira Kalman, Mary Karr, and more.

Timeless wisdom and practical advice on the pleasures and perils of the written word and the creative life.

“It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive.”

“What is a human being? Complex to the point of absurdity, a whole person is both greedy and generous.”

“A good scientific theory shines its light, revealing the world’s fearful symmetry. And its failure is also a success, as it shows us where to look next.”

“A pity beyond all telling / Is hid in the heart of love”

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