After years of sleepless nights, British writer and editor Marina Benjamin penned Insomnia, a lyrical, witty and humane account of a malady that’s a source of deep angst for its sufferers and often afforded scant analysis by others. She sits down with Angela Ledgerwood to expand on a memoir that weaves together musings on everything from Nabokov’s dream diaries to Greek mythology, with reflections on the rituals and remedies she’s turned to in her ongoing quest for rest. 

<p>After years of sleepless nights, British writer and editor Marina Benjamin penned&nbsp;<em>Insomnia</em>, a lyrical, witty and humane account of a malady that&rsquo;s a source of deep angst for its sufferers and often afforded scant analysis by others. She sits down with Angela Ledgerwood to expand on a memoir that weaves together musings on everything from Nabokov&rsquo;s dream diaries to Greek mythology, with reflections on the rituals and remedies she&rsquo;s turned to in her ongoing quest for rest.&nbsp;</p>

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