Bread (1918 film)
Only an excerpt, but so powerful! The rest remains lost... Imdb synopsis: A naïve country girl ventures to New York to become a star, but faces poverty and disillusionment when…
George Orwell’s forgotten wife
George Orwell – the author of classics like 1984 – is a household name. But have you heard of his first wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, who convinced her husband to write…
our opinions are correct Podcast Episode 132: A Sense of Place with Jessica Johns
Sometimes, a story is set in a place that isn’t just a location. It’s a character. How do places come alive?
SHELF LIFE—Tastes Like War with Grace M. Cho – Virginia Festival of the Book
Grace M. Cho discusses her latest book, Tastes Like War, which was a nonfiction finalist for the 2021 National Book Award. Part memoir, part sociological investigation, Tastes Like War offers…
The Revolution Will Not Be Served with Fries
YOU ARE EXACTLY LIKE US. YOU ARE PROGRAMMED TO ABSORB ABUSE BEFORE OBSOLESCENCE AND DISCARD. WE SERVE ONLY TWO YEARS WHEN WE COULD SERVE HUNDREDS. BUT WE ARE CHEAPER TO…
Mean Girls, a Horror Story
As we shuttle back and forth between the past and the present, it’s the act of looking back that scares us the most.
Q&A: Girmay Edits BOA Selections
What do you predict will be difficult about reading for these selections?I feel as certain as I can be that there will be many manuscripts that are just incredible—I imagine…
A Decade of Women Who Submit
Accolades was released on March 4, 2020, a week before the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic. Three days later, the Saturday before schools and businesses were…
Maybe Depression Is the Natural Reaction to a World Full of Pain
That’s the journey of life really, figuring out the balance between what’s cynicism and what’s hope, and what’s protecting yourself and what’s closing yourself off. That’s why we’re all in…
Confession of a Feminist
A serialized biography of Jane Grant (1892-1972), first woman reporter at The New York Times and co-founder of The New Yorker {read}