The Lost Border Working for 19 years on the fringe of the Iron Curtain, photographer Brian Rose captured the landscapes of central Europe with Bruegel’s sensitivity for how a setting tells a story. A conversation about his work, and a gallery of photos from his odyssey.

Virginia is for Readers Costumes, manuscripts, and really big hats: Claire Miccio goes to the Virginia Woolf Conference and meets the Trekkies of Mrs. Dalloway.

Of Recent Note: For Summer 2004 Of interest lately are special books, catchy songs, lovely clothes, and a slew of other wonderful items we’ve collectively enjoyed the last few weeks, and now wish to pass along for your very own summer pleasure. The Writers recall and review.

The Silence of the Muse After a lifetime of rejection slips, publishing can be a trying, if not life-threatening, business. Grady Miller exposes a history of correspondence between a desperate poet and his unfortunate editor.