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Desperately Seeking Sebald

A writer’s quest.

Lauren Oyler Harper's Nov 2021 Permalink

Crime

A Bestselling Author Became Obsessed With Freeing a Man From Prison. It Nearly Ruined Her Life.

After the success of her novel Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen spent years trying to prove a man’s innocence. Now she’s “absolutely broke” and “seriously ill,” and her next book is “years past deadline.”

Abbott Kahler The Marshall Project Mar 2021 35min Permalink

Philip Pullman Returns to His Fantasy World

After 17 years, the author of the trilogy “His Dark Materials” carries on the story of one of literature’s most indelible heroines.

Sophie Elmhirst New York Times Magazine Oct 2017 10min Permalink