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Sharing a cup of tea with London blogger "The Gentle Author"

Sharing a cup of tea with London blogger “The Gentle Author”

The writer behind the popular Spitalfields Life blog talks about intimacy, forming a community and a deep love for the East End
The New Yorker's "Lost Giant of American Literature" and the prism of race

The New Yorker’s “Lost Giant of American Literature” and the prism of race

In both the first novel by William Melvin Kelley and recent article by Kathryn Schulz, the story of blacks is told by whites

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”

—President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Newest Americans: stories of immigrants who help make the country great

Newest Americans: stories of immigrants who help make the country great

The collaborative project asks: "What could be more salient at a time when our nation is debating what it means to be American and who deserves to claim that mantle?”
The Power of Narrative conference captures the #MeToo zeitgeist

The Power of Narrative conference captures the #MeToo zeitgeist

With writers like Roxane Gay, the Globe's Sacha Pfeiffer and The New York Times' Emily Steel, the yearly gathering focused on the uncomfortable truths of sexual abuse

“I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I said.”

–Ida B. Wells, pioneering investigative journalist
Amy Padnani on The New York Times' “Overlooked” obituary series

Amy Padnani on The New York Times’ “Overlooked” obituary series

The digital editor of obituaries talks about finally giving women and people of color their due -- and how she's been "blown away" by the reaction
In Sicily, an old oral storytelling tradition tries to renew itself in the 21st century

In Sicily, an old oral storytelling tradition tries to renew itself in the 21st century

The once-popular puppet shows, which showcase the Italian island's rich heritage, hopes to win new audiences with modern themes

“The Revolutionary Hill Estates had not been designed to accommodate a tragedy.”

—Richard Yates, “Revolutionary Road."
Katharine Seelye and "Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry"

Katharine Seelye and “Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry”

In a lyrical New York Times story that resonated with readers, the writer juxtaposes the hardship and the loveliness of winter on a remote Maine island