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The Revolution: Report From Literary Egypt
by Stephen Morison Jr.
March/April 2013
Contributing editor Stephen Morison Jr. reports on the literary community in Cairo, Egypt, interviewing authors, publishers, and booksellers about the ongoing protests, freedom of speech, and the future of Egypt.
Hemingway's Cats, Emily Dickinson's Birthday, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Lee Child illustrates how to create suspense; author Darin Strauss surveys the state of literary fiction, and spotlights the influence of James Joyce on his contemporaries; today is Emily Dickinson's birthday; and other news.
Hornby to Pen Film of Cheryl Strayed's Memoir, Last Advice for National Novel Writing Month, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
In Qatar, poet Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami has been sentenced to life in prison after writing lines inspired by the Arab Spring; GalleyCat offers its last piece of advice for National Novel Writing Month; Nick Hornby will adapt the film version of Cheryl Strayed's Wild for Reese Witherspoon; and other news.
Twain’s Bike Lessons
by Fletcher Moore
September/October 2011
A writer peddles his bike two thousand miles, from the headwaters of the Mississippi River down to New Orleans, following a trail cut by Mark Twain on the riverboat he piloted more than a hundred fifty years ago.
The World Over: A Profile of Rolf Potts
by Frank Bures
November/December 2008
Getting there may be half the fun, but for Rolf Potts, author of Marco Polo Didn’t Go There, the art of traveling—and travel writing—raises more important questions than how to go from point A to point B.
All the Things He Did Not Know: A Profile of Tom Bissell
by Frank Bures
March/April 2007
In ten years, Tom Bissell went from being a directionless dropout to the acclaimed author of four books.
The Door of the Soul: Postcard From Tuscia
by Linda Lappin
D.H. Lawrence returned to Italy in 1927 after a soul-searching journey through Mexico, the American Southwest, Ceylon, Australia, and New Zealand. Gravely ill with tuberculosis, unaware of how little time he had left (he died three years later at the age of 44), Lawrence sought an ideal land where he might flourish as a "whole man alive" and find an antidote for the alienation of industrialized society.
Directions for Armchair Travelers
by Dalia Sofer
July/August 2002
In January, National Geographic Books launched a series that offers a different kind of travel book—one that uses the unique perspective of a writer to explore the larger implications of place.