Happy 185th birthday, Antonín Dvořák!
Though a proud native son of Czechoslovakia, Dvořák is perhaps best known for his mighty, highly melodic Symphony No. 9, which is most commo...
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Nine years ago today—two years after leaving the hospital and just hours after taking the very first dose of yet another new bipolar med add... -
“Don’t read Dear Edward on a plane!” a friend warned me. But I’d packed four books for my weeklong trip to Colombia and I’d finished the ot... -
The picaresque novel is an enduring literary tradition that’s been holding readers in rapt attention since the 1550s. It typically features ...