In a recent talk at St. Mary’s, author Elsa Walsh counseled young people to strive for “a good enough life.”
In reflecting on death and dying, Roger Ebert turned to literature rather than to film.
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Great political novels are rich in spiritual attitude. Poor ones are agenda driven.
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Yesterday’s mention of Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books gave me an excuse to go back and reread that marvelous book. The work embodies the central premise of this website: that literature can come to our aid when we need it most, helping us negotiate even the most difficult of [...]
