Literature   Writers & Readers 
The Spirit of Thriving Ideas and Democracy
The New Yorker has an in-depth profile of  Vaclav Havel.
Like his emigre characters, the celebrated author seems caught in an odd time warp 
Milan Kundera
Margaret Berry writes about the lessons she's learned  from books.
 Some stories, it's better to miss 
 MANY a journalist has fantasised about falling into the lap of a mighty story. Something momentous happens and there you just happen, serendipitously, to be. You know the kind of thing.
·  Just be wary of what you think you want  [The Australian]
 
