In a medical world that seems dead set on two extremes—prevention and treatment—it’s easy to miss the underlying theme that binds them together. Attending to our own health or that of a loved one or even a stranger is foremost about... Read More
What’s your book publishing mission at Tin House? How, when, and where did you begin? MS: As an offshoot of Tin House magazine, Tin House Books follows in the magazine’s tradition of publishing literary fiction and nonfiction,... Read More
In this season of political, economic, and cultural crisis, what must our friends and foes on foreign soil think as American politicians crow about American exceptionalism, America’s best interests, and other dismissive and xenophobic... Read More
In the early 1960s, Moro Buddy Bohn set off to travel the world with no money, carrying only his guitar and his firm belief in the essential goodness of people. Drawing on his journal entries and fond memories, Bohn lovingly recounts his... Read More
I’ve been a full-time bookseller at McLean & Eakin since 2003, but I’ve spent my summers working here in my family’s store since its opening, in 1992. We’re located in Petoskey, a small city in northern Michigan, and are one of... Read More
Diana Wagman’s novel, The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets, was published by Ig Publishing. She lives in Los Angeles. Tell us about Los Angeles as a character in your book. I grew up in various cities on the East Coast, and I lived for... Read More
Karsh: Beyond the Camera David Travis David R. Godine Softcover $24.95 (168pp) 978-1-56792-438-1 Born in 1908, Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh used his camera and a keenly sensitive eye to chronicle the epic known as the... Read More
photo by Paul Mobley Carolyn Jones, a photographer and award-winning filmmaker, lives in New York City and founded the nonprofit 100 People Foundation. She is the author of Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS. Her latest book is The... Read More