Slow Reading · Ep. 40 · 31 min A quiet campaign has changed how international fiction is sold, and sales appear to be following.
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For decades the people who carried novels between languages were credited in tiny type on the copyright page. This year, several major imprints moved those names to the front.
Slow Reading · Ep. 41 · 34 min Slim, patient books are outselling blockbusters at independent shops. Booksellers have a theory about why.
By Nora Whitlock
On the Menu · Ep. 63 · 38 min Restaurants are ditching small plates for something more generous, and diners are thrilled.
By Tom Rasmussen
Field Recordings · Ep. 27 · 29 min Across Britain and Europe, the murmurations are starting again. Here is where to find the best ones.
By Maeve Sullivan
The Long Way Round · Ep. 86 · 55 min A master luthier on patience, wood and why the instruments often know more than the players do.
By Clara Voss
