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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jeff Sharlet about his new book This Brilliant Darkness, a collection of mostly short essays and snapshots about strangers living with isolation or suffering.

At the center of the book is the battle between obligation to one's community and the obligation to one's individual interests and needs. It's that tension that produces guilt — and it's the springboard for a collection of delightful essays.

We remember former All Things Considered commentator John McIlwraith, whose essays aired between 1990 and 2001. His deep Scottish accent and wit charmed listeners with essays that spanned from his childhood bout with TB to his lack of appreciation for the bagpipe.

Twelve Breaths a Minute: End-of-Life Essays captures the experiences of family members, doctors, caregivers and others who have learned valuable lessons from witnessing life's final moments.

Greats including Winston Churchill and Graham Greene weigh in on the legendary comic actor Charlie Chaplin in a new essay collection. Editor Richard Shickel talks about The Essential Chaplin.

In an essay for the Root, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. thanks the late historian John Hope Franklin. Franklin wrote the seminal text From Slavery to Freedom. Though Franklin objected to the segregation of 'black studies,' Gates believes the field would not exist without his work.

Salisbury. MD – More gadgets and more apps. It seems we may be losing our splendid isolation as we hunger for more connectivity. Delmarva Public Radio's…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer, podcaster and TV Host Kelly Corrigan about her essay on how applying for college provides an opportunity for growth.

The self-deprecating humorist is back with a new collection of autobiographical essays. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim offers tales about his eccentric family and experiences abroad.

This year's SATs will require students to use a skill they can often ignore: penmanship. The test now includes an essay section, with no computers allowed. NPR's Robert Siegel visits a Maryland school where pupils are learning the art of cursive writing.