The Writer Apart
I want to say everything—that is the purpose of this book. —Thomas Mann,Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man On August 4, 1914, German troops invaded neutral Belgium,...
His Own Worst Enemy
If ever an artist needed a degree of protection against his public, surely it is Vincent van Gogh. Reproductions of his most emblematic paintings, especially the...
Masterpieces Unmediated
In his diary for May 6, 1997, the English essayist and playwright Alan Bennett—a trustee of the National Gallery, London, and an enthusiast of old master...
‘And You Give Yourself Away’
Arthur O’Leary was the scion of a high-born Irish Catholic family in County Cork who, in 1773, ran into trouble with a local English magistrate, Abraham...
From The History of Photography (1993)
I. First takers, first makers.The first sip of intelligencesplits the diapered sky, already crackledwith the losses that events are. At the old treehouse one is cloggedwith...
How to Make a Living Writing Case Studies and White Papers
What are the most lucrative freelance writing niches? Common guesses might be website copy, direct response or celebrity ghostwriting. But time for money, I’d bet longform...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 23, 2021
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $1.99The Yield: A Novel by Tara June Winch Get This Deal $0.99Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton...
It’s Time to Reckon With Everything Girlhood Did to Us
In an early essay in Girlhood, Melissa Febos describes a pond that she used to frequent as a child: “Despite its small circumference, our pond plummeted...
Books That Imagine a World Without Men
What would the world look like without men? How would countries function with governments led by women? Would workplaces become less toxic and hostile? What would...
