Excerpted from The Museum of Rain by Dave Eggers, courtesy of Scribd Originals and McSweeney’s.

Dave Eggers, The Museum Of Rain (Audio Excerpt)

Excerpted from Seek You by Kristen Radtke, courtesy of Pantheon.

Kristen Radtke, Seek You (Audio Excerpt)

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Hannah Arendt is one of the most renowned political thinkers of the twentieth century, and her work has never been more relevant than it is today. Born in Germany in 1906, Arendt published her first book at the age of twenty-three, before turning away from the world of academic philosophy to reckon with the rise of the Third Reich. After World War II, Arendt became one of the most prominent—and controversial—public intellectuals of her time, publishing influential works such as The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, and Eichmann in Jerusalem. Samantha Rose Hill weaves together new biographical detail, archival documents, poems, and correspondence to reveal a woman whose passion for the life of the mind was nourished by her love of the world.

Samantha Rose Hill in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Mary Gaitskill reads from the novel Cloud Splitter by Russell Banks.

Mary Gaitskill reads from Cloud Splitter

Mary Gaitskill reads from "Signs and Symbols," a story by Vladimir Nabokov.

Mary Gaitskill Reads "Signs and Symbols"

Mary Gaitskill reads an excerpt from Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter.

Mary Gaitskill Reads from Pale Horse, Pale Rider

The opening film of the Refocus Film Festival, Bones and All, offered a remarkable opportunity for a conversation between screenwriter and producer David Kajganich and novelist Camille DeAngelis in discussion about David's process of adapting her novel to the screen.

Refocus Film Festival: Conversation with David Kajganich & Novelist Camille DeAngelis

Marie-Helene Bertino is the author of the novels Parakeet and 2 a.m. at The Cat's Pajamas, and the story collection Safe as Houses. Her fourth book, the novel Beautyland, is forthcoming from FSG. More info: www.mariehelenebertino.com

Charles Hagerty is an American actor, singer and voice artist. He has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in the West End and on tours around the world. Originally from Philadelphia, he now calls London home.

North Of

Stephen Berkman reads from an excerpt from his new book, Predicting the Past, diving into New York's bohemian underworld.

Predicting The Past: Plate 9

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