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Alfred A. Knopf
On the Difficulty of Explaining
Why
a Piece of Music is Good
How John Mauceri Finds Beauty in Structure
By
John Mauceri
| September 25, 2019
When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish
Bob Gottlieb: Not Having It
By
Emily Temple
| September 13, 2017
The Misfortune of Marion Palm
Emily Culliton
By
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| August 7, 2017
We're Destroying Our Planet and All the Wild Things On It
Jane Alexander on Extinction, Pollution, and Fracking
By
Jane Alexander
| October 4, 2016
This Must Be The Place
Maggie O'Farrell
By
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| July 19, 2016
At Knopf's 100th Birthday: James Ellroy Preaches, Patti Smith Sings
Anxious Borzoi, Tipsy Writers, and Publishing Royalty Gather Together
By
Jonny Diamond
| October 2, 2015
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The Life and Times of Alfred A. Knopf
By
Chip McGrath
| October 1, 2015
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