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Photographer Carlos Barria holds a print of a photograph he took in 2005, as he matches it up at the same location 10 years on, in New Orleans. The print shows Errol Morning sitting on his boat on a flooded street September 5, 2005, after Hurricane Katrin

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From newlyweds who spent their honeymoon providing food for refugees in Calais, to what Jimmy Carter really wants to be known for, and how David Foster Wallace is remembered by his little sister. Thoughtful stories for the week ahead.

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Infinite Jester: Jason Segel plays David Foster Wallace

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David Foster Wallace’s new book, the ‘Pale King’

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The Legacy of David Foster Wallace

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David Foster Wallace’s Editor on ‘The Pale King’

Arts, Culture & Media

This week, posthumous novel “The Pale King” is released from Wallace’s long time publisher Little Brown. His longtime editor, Michael Pietsch, talks about how emotional it is for an editor to bring a book into the world when it’s author is gone.

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Books to look out for in 2011

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We’re joined by Patrik Henry Bass, senior editor for Essence magazine and Karen Holt, former deputy editor of Publishers Weekly. Both offer their book recommendations.

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The New Yorker’s top ’20 Under 40′ fiction writers

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It’s been over ten years since The New Yorker published its ’20 Under 40′ list of promising writers. After a long selection process, the new issue hits newsstands today, full of prose and promise.

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An appreciation of David Foster Wallace

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The American writer David Foster Wallace died on Friday at the age of 46. His death is presumed a suicide.

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