Authors

P.S. The Grimm Brothers' Most Shocking Edits

"Then with both hands he took hold of his left foot and ripped himself up the middle in two."

Oct 30 •

The Brothers Grimm and the Notes that Saved Our Fairy Tales

"It was perhaps just the right time to record these tales since those people who should be preserving them are becoming more and more scarce."

Oct 27 •

P.S. 5 Tips for Revision Inspired by Walt Whitman

"...untie the bundle, reel out diary-scraps and memoranda, just as they are..."

Oct 2 •

Walt Whitman's Fragmented Process

"For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you"

Sep 29 •

Jane Austen and What Remains Of Her Notes

“Plan for a Novel, according to hints from serious quarters”

Jul 31 •

I Have a Bone to Pick with Jane Austen

"What say you, Mary? for you are a young lady of deep reflection I know, and read great books, and make extracts."

Jul 28 •

3 Lessons on Writing from Joan Didion's Notes

"It gets me past the blank terror."

May 26 •

Joan Didion's Notes From Her Former Selves

"I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not."

May 12 •

Re-Noted: Franz Kafka's Ambivalent Notes

"In the diary one finds proof that, even in conditions that today seem unbearable, one lived, looked around and wrote down observations, that this right…

Apr 28 •

Henry David Thoreau's Economic Notes

"'Say’s I to myself' should be the motto of my journal"

Apr 21 •

P.S. Notes Misused: the Case of Nietzsche and the Nazis

"...here a veritable Hell-machine is at work"

Mar 20 •

Nietzsche's Literary Remains

“We Lizards of Happiness”

Mar 17 •

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