Writers on their work, their reading and how the books came about.
Book of the Day
The Guide
R.K. Narayan · 1958
His first novel was going nowhere in London until a friend at Oxford put it in front of Graham Greene — who found him a publisher and told him to shorten his name.
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Classicist Emily Wilson talks about her new book, 'Crossing the Wine Dark Sea,' a series of essays reflecting on translation and classic writing in the modern world.
NPR Books · 10 days ago
The poems explore grief and conflict via the imagery of birds, says the writer and dancer
The Hindu · 27 days ago