Russian Émigré Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky

Bryan Karetnyk

Fleeing Russia amid the chaos of the Russian Revolution and subsequent Civil War, many writers went on to settle in Paris, Berlin and elsewhere and forged new lives in exile. Much of their subsequent work, published in Russian-language magazines and books, is entirely unknown in the West and has only be...

You and Me on Vacation

Emily Henry

Two Friends Ten Summer Trips Their Last Chance to Fall in Love 12 Summers ago: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 11 Summers ago: They're forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every ye...

How To Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

If you are going to care for someone, you must first understand them. If you're going to hire, marry, or befriend someone, you have to be able to see them. If you are going to work closely with someone, you have to be able to make them feel recognized and valued. As David Brooks observes, "The older I g...