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Dear Jimi Hendrix: A Letter, in Gratitude, From Jeffery Renard Allen

Dear Jimi Hendrix: A Letter, in Gratitude, From Jeffery Renard Allen

“Know that I carry you everywhere, that you more than anyone on this planet have shaped me as a writer.”

By Jeffery Renard Allen | March 5, 2025

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

Featuring Titles by Russell Shorto, Ben Ratliff, Hannah Selinger, and More

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2025

The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

Michael Hiltzik on the Early Career of the Actor-Cum-Politician Who Changed America

By Michael Hiltzik | February 26, 2025

How Little Richard Brought Black and Queer Culture to American Airwaves

How Little Richard Brought Black and Queer Culture to American Airwaves

Jon Savage on the Emergence of a New and Revolutionary Form of Rock and Roll in the 1950s

By Jon Savage | February 21, 2025

Remembering David Ruggles, the radical abolitionist who opened the first Black-owned bookstore.

Remembering David Ruggles, the radical abolitionist who opened the first Black-owned bookstore.

A Black History month reflection.

By Brittany Allen | February 18, 2025

What Robert Frost’s Philosophy of the Human Spirit Says About His Artistic Ethos

What Robert Frost’s Philosophy of the Human Spirit Says About His Artistic Ethos

Adam Plunkett on the Poet’s Key Intellectual and Literary Influences

By Adam Plunkett | February 18, 2025

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An American Faerie Queene: The Uncertain Lives of Nathaniel and Una Hawthorne

By Megan Marshall | February 12, 2025

“This Will Be Fun.” On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer

By Paul Morton | February 7, 2025

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

By Brittany Allen | February 6, 2025

A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

Tess Chakkalakal on the Unlikely Literary Partnership Between Charles W. Chesnutt and Walter Hines Page

By Tess Chakkalakal | February 5, 2025

Want to win Leonard Cohen's

Want to win Leonard Cohen's "magic writing cap?"

By Brittany Allen | February 4, 2025

How an Obscure German Noblewoman Influenced the Way Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary

How an Obscure German Noblewoman Influenced the Way Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary

Biographer Ruth Franklin on the Value of a Careful Eye and Fresh Perspective

By Ruth Franklin | January 29, 2025

Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

Deborah Williams on Undine Spragg, Miranda July, and “Women of a Certain Age”

By Deborah Williams | January 24, 2025

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

Constance Roisin on the Author’s Construction of Herself in Fiction and in Life

By Constance Roisin | January 24, 2025

“I Immediately Began to Weep.” How “Both Sides Now” Made Joni Mitchell a Superstar

“I Immediately Began to Weep.” How “Both Sides Now” Made Joni Mitchell a Superstar

Henry Alford Recalls the Discovery and Debut of an Iconic Singer-Songwriter

By Henry Alford | January 21, 2025

Chasing Mystery Through Fiction: <br>On the Life and Literary Career of Mavis Gallant

Chasing Mystery Through Fiction:
On the Life and Literary Career of Mavis Gallant

Garth Risk Hallberg Remembers a Master of the Short Form

By Garth Risk Hallberg | January 20, 2025

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