The chef and writer is known for bringing people together over delicious food. She reads an essay about the importance of making connections and the most of your time.
Category: Writing and Writers
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I Was Lonely In a New City. This Tech Trick Helped Me Belong
There is a comfort in having somewhere tried and true to go, especially when you’re a stranger in a foreign city.
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David Seidler, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ Dies at 86
He drew on his own painful experiences with a stutter in depicting King George VI’s struggles to overcome his impediment and rally Britain in World War II.
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For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now
The writer and filmmaker discusses the blend of theoretical cosmology and Black culture in Chicago’s newest planetarium show.
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Andre Dubus III Built His Dream Home With a Boiler Room Office
When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution.
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William Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent two decades as editor in chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
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David Bordwell, Scholar Who Demystified Filmmaking, Dies at 76
Roger Ebert called him “our best writer on the cinema.” His scholarship focused on how movies work.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things
The acclaimed author delves into a Modern Love essay about parenting, poetry and persistence.
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RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans
The star, whose show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has an international following, is one of the founders of a new online bookstore promoting underrepresented authors. The giveaways are part of its outreach.
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Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy
Hosts who have to entertain insiders at the ceremony and outsiders watching at home. Presenters who change their minds. No wonder the bits are awkward.
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“Poor Things,” the Weird Movie, Was “Poor Things” the Weird Novel, First
The Oscar-nominated film is based on a 1992 book by the prolific Scotsman Alasdair Gray. Beloved by writers, “that’s not the same as being widely read,” says one of them.
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Leslie Jamison’s Memoir ‘Splinters’ Is a Balancing Act of Self-Exposure
The essayist Leslie Jamison has become known for her careful balancing acts of self-exposure.