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Feb 2, 2026
At the very start of my career, I wrote a book called The Imperfect Art—and it’s still finding new readers today. Just last week I learned that a Chinese translation...
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Jan 15, 2026
Everybody can see there’s a crisis in New York publishing. Even the hot new books feel lukewarm. Writers win the Pulitzer Prize and sell just few hundred copies. The big...
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Jan 12, 2026
At the start of each year, I offer my perspective on the “State of the Culture.” My assessments for 2024 and 2025 stirred up a lot of...
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Jan 2, 2026
Something unusual is happening in the world of gifting. I saw it during the recent holiday season—and you may have too.
The Wall Street Journal noticed it a few weeks ago....