The real beauty of life lies in imperfection

The real beauty of life lies in imperfection – having it all is not only impossible, it's ugly ...

“If I were a rich man,” sang Tevye, who was not. His creator, Sholem Aleichem, was, and used his fortune to shape the future of Yiddish literature... Well I am rich

Professional journalism was a late and unexpected development in history, and there has never been a mass audience for serious news. Does newswriting have a future?... Journalists

We are self-conscious readers. Cracking a book is a testament to our culture, our concentration, and the fate of literature in a digital age... Novelists