Earlier this month, Daniel Mendelsohn wrote a piece in the magazine about his life-changing correspondence with the novelist Mary Renault, who became his literary mentor. In this video, shot at his ...

Though not a name that's as well-known as other authors, Mary Renault was a visionary writer ahead of her time and is best known for her historical fiction novels about ancient Greece. In fact, when ...

This week in the magazine, Mendelsohn writes about his boyhood correspondence with the novelist Mary Renault. Here Mendelsohn talks with Sasha Weiss about how Renault's novels helped him negotiate his ...

Reading Mary Renault’s “The Friendly Young Ladies” is like settling down with a warming cup of tea only to find yourself warily wondering if that bitter flavor is the bite of almonds or the sting of ...