In the critically acclaimed The Lonely City (2017), the writer Olivia Laing extolled the pleasures as well as the pains of loneliness, identifying loneliness as a creative enterprise as well as a ...

Loneliness is often seen as a modern epidemic—fueled by social media, digital detachment, and the fast pace of urban life. But the truth is, loneliness isn’t new. It has always been a part of the ...