The City: Sydney

by Thomas Keneally Oct 23, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Thomas Keneally lives in a former penal colony turned graceful harbor metropolis. MORE

Charles Johnson Reflects On Seattle

by Charles Johnson Oct 17, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

Charles Johnson ruminates on his drizzly, laid-back Northwest home. MORE

The City: Gjirokastër

by Ismail Kadare Oct 10, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

Ismail Kadare is haunted by the medieval Albanian city of his youth. MORE

Colin Thubron on Istanbul

by Colin Thubron Oct 3, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

Colin Thubron reflects on a place where empires flourish and crumble. MORE

Bulawayo

by NoViolet Bulawayo Sep 25, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

NoViolet Bulawayo looks back on a transitional time for Zimbabwe. MORE

The City: Dublin

by Roddy Doyle Sep 18, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Roddy Doyle listens to the banter and the gab of Ireland’s chatty capital. MORE

The City: Tuscany

by Leslie Marmon Silko Sep 12, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

Leslie Marmon Silko travels to Tuscany and walks the ramparts of history. MORE

The City: St. John’s

by Jamaica Kincaid Sep 4, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Jamaica Kincaid remembers the elegant, elemental Antigua of her childhood. MORE

'Beijing Is a Nightmare'

by Ai Weiwei Aug 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Ai Weiwei finds China’s capital is a prison where people go mad. MORE

Tucson

by Rick Moody Aug 15, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

Rick Moody visits Arizona and finds a place of natural and human extremes. MORE

The City: Port-au-Prince

by Edwidge Danticat Aug 7, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Edwidge Danticat returns to Haiti and finds resilience and regeneration. MORE

The City: Zurich

by Alain de Botton Jul 25, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

Alain de Botton celebrates a place where nothing is flashy. MORE