Mercedes Pritchett

New exhibit at the Morgan Library showcases the life of Jane Austen

With its exhibition “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” the Morgan Library & Museum is currently paying homage to novelist Jane Austen and her “wonderful fusion of wisdom and wit,” as philosopher Cornel West said in a film featured at the exhibit.

By Mercedes Pritchett | Nov 19 07:28 pm ET

J-School professor retraces her steps in new memoir

Kelly McMasters, a professor at the Columbia Journalism School, wrote a memoir examining the conditions at her Long Island hometown's nuclear laboratory—and their devastating effects.

By Mercedes Pritchett | Nov 11 11:15 pm ET

Great books get young at Children’s Read

Winnie the Pooh and Puff the Magic Dragon are no longer, in the infamous words of the Trix cereal crew, just “for kids.”

By Mercedes Pritchett | Oct 4 10:43 pm ET

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