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‘A Sand County Almanac’ Remains an Environmental Classic at 75

Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) is often described as the father of environmental ethics. His seminal book, “A Sand County Almanac,” was first published 75 years ago and remains a foundational text in nature writing. Still in print, it’s a classic in the classroom and, as Barbara Kingsolver has written, “the manifesto of a movement.” It is full of memorable, finely observed writing and is a landmark in American philosophical thought. Read more

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The Best Music Books of 2024

There are enough great books about music each year to fill a library. It can be a lot to get through, so we selected a handful that we really love, including memoirs, history tomes, and more. Read more

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People Can’t Tell the Difference Between Human and AI Poetry – and Even Prefer the Latter

According to a new paper in Nature Scientific Reports, non-expert readers of poetry cannot distinguish poetry written by AI from that written by canonical poets. Moreover, general readers tend to prefer poetry written by AI – at least until they are told it is written by a machine. Read more

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The Writing Tool That Mark Twain, Agatha Christie and James Joyce All Swore By

A notebook is a record of both solitude and connection. It’s a place for making real the quiet, flickering thoughts that otherwise might pass unnoticed, where words and sketches can stumble and fail. In a notebook, failure is less consequential because it’s not failure at all; it’s a necessary part of the messiness of exploration, of letting the unknown and the uncertain find form. Read more

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Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Read

Halloween is just around the corner, so we turned to two great horror authors — Joe Hill (“The Fireman,” “NOS4A2”) and Stephen Graham Jones (“The Only Good Indians,” “My Heart Is a Chainsaw”) — for their recommendations of books to read this season. Read more

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