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Author and collaborator Charles Wohlforth

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My new book and its long path to existence

It’s a uniquely satisfying feeling, opening a box that delivers a new book you have written. I had …

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Here’s a book I want to write

Introducing my idea for a complete and up-to-date Alaska history

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How thoughtful stories knit our minds

The decline of literary fiction and serious film has contributed, in part, to America’s current …

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Who are better writers, the old or young?

Young people have more vivid imaginations—there’s neuroscience on that—sharper memories, and quicker …

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Bill McKibben, social progress, and the empty church

In this dark time for our country, we could use the progressive, unifying influence of the mainline …

Read moreBill McKibben, social progress, and the empty church

The mind-meld of a great idea

Dr. David Nash and I had thought Covid had killed our book idea. But in August of 2020, we …

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My first big break

Among the great (and some hilariously awful) editors I have worked with over the decades, Rebecca …

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Truth-telling and the decision to kill

Christine Cunningham explained to me the choice she made between being a vegetarian and a hunter. …

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Facing the final final deadline

Dave Rose had his wry smile even as he told me why we needed to finish up his book faster than we …

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