Paradise Lost Archives

Author Interview: Jerry Saltz

How to Be an Artist is a tutorial that will help artists of all kinds—painters, photographers, writers, performers—realize their dreams. We spoke with author Jerry Saltz about his inspiration, the difficulties of making art, classic audiobooks, and more.

Paradise Lost

Milton was already blind when he began writing Paradise Lost, dictating it to his daughter. Listening to the audiobook version is like being transported back to his home, listening to him compose this epic poem, word by word, enraptured by his beautiful language.