In this essay from bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, author Oliver Burkeman explores the transformative power of leaving behind a “project-driven” life for one in which the activity – walking, listening to a favourite song, or chatting with friends – is an end in itself.

In his introduction to a new edition of Song of Solomon, the author of Moon Witch, Spider King reflects on Morrison’s astounding legacy.

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