Books & Fiction: A Lifetime of Lessons in "Mrs. Dalloway"
Jenny Offill on the forgotten facets of Woolf's novel. Plus: Charles Dickens, and Chang-rae Lee reads Steven Millhauser.
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A Lifetime of Lessons in "Mrs. Dalloway"
With each reading, some forgotten facet of Woolf's novel comes to light.
By Jenny Offill
Chang-rae Lee Reads Steven Millhauser
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Coming Soon," by Steven Millhauser, which appeared in a 2013 issue of the magazine.
Charles Dickens, the Writer Who Saw Lockdown Everywhere
For the novelist, imprisonment wasn't just a stain on society; it was an aspect of the self.
By Laurence Scott
From the Archive: Resolutions and the New Year
"Hayley's coffee behavior reveals that she is not a rational person, who would understand that the best thing she can do, for her and for Dusty, is to keep coming in to work."
By Rivka Galchen
What It Takes to Put Your Phone Away
Rather than establishing a set of rigorous habits, we may need to rethink our approach to life in general.
A Critic at Large
Improving Ourselves to Death
What the self-help gurus and their critics reveal about our times.
By Alexandra Schwartz
Can Brain Science Help Us Break Bad Habits?
Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless. Instead, we must find strategies that don't require us to be strong.
By Jerome Groopman
The Pitfalls and the Potential of the New Minimalism
The mantra of "less is more" still obeys a logic of accumulation—but it hints at genuinely different ways of thinking.
What If You Could Do It All Over?
The uncanny allure of our unlived lives.
By Joshua Rothman
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