Report from the Field: A Working-Class Academic on Loving Elena Ferrante

Report from the Field: A Working-Class Academic on Loving Elena Ferrante

Last September, during a sultry late-summer lunch hour in Manhattan, I had a street encounter that very nearly moved me to tears. I was crossing...

VIDA Reads with Writers – Sheila Black!

VIDA Reads with Writers – Sheila Black!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? I just finished M Train by Patti Smith.  I loved it because...

VIDA Reads with Writers – Monica Wendel!

VIDA Reads with Writers – Monica Wendel!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today?  I just finished Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, which is motivating me to run —...

VIDA Reads with Writers: J. Mae Barizo!

VIDA Reads with Writers: J. Mae Barizo!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today?  The Vegetarian, by Han Kang My Ogre Book, Shadow Theater, Midnight by Marcel Broodthaers Loop of...

VIDA Reads with Writers — Melissa Chadburn!

VIDA Reads with Writers — Melissa Chadburn!

What are you reading on the subway or in the waiting room today? I’m slutting out on all sorts of books right now. I’m reading Meredith...