The world pays respect to Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana’s late author-playwright.

The world pays respect to Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana’s late author-playwright.

By Janet Manley | May 31, 2023

Brett Forrest on the Tragic Human Collateral of the FBI’s secret wars

Brett Forrest on the Tragic Human Collateral of the FBI’s secret wars

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 31, 2023

On the Enduring Power and Relevance of America’s Most Famous WWII Correspondent

On the Enduring Power and Relevance of America’s Most Famous WWII Correspondent

David Chrisinger Looks at Ernie Pyle’s Brave Men

By David Chrisinger | May 30, 2023

From a Rural Mexican Village to Creating Haute Cuisine in the Big City

From a Rural Mexican Village to Creating Haute Cuisine in the Big City

Laura Tillman Explores the Complexities and Anxieties of Migrant Chef Lalo García

By Laura Tillman | May 30, 2023

Queer History Detective: On the Power of Uncovering Stories from the Past

Queer History Detective: On the Power of Uncovering Stories from the Past

Amelia Possanza Researches the Mysteries of the Queer Writer Mary Casal and Other Long-Hidden LGBTQ Lives

By Amelia Possanza | May 30, 2023

Luis Alberto Urrea on Creating Fiction From Family History

Luis Alberto Urrea on Creating Fiction From Family History

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Good Night, Irene

By Jane Ciabattari | May 30, 2023

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The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

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On the Black and White Paroxysms of Augustine Gleizes, Celebrity Patient

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Emily Wells Considers Chronic Illness, Femininity, and the Male Medical Gaze

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Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory

Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory

Elizabeth Winkler Argues the Mystery Behind the God of Iambic Thunder Is Part of the Thrill

By Elizabeth Winkler | May 15, 2023

Why is Serious Nonfiction in the US Taken More Seriously Than in the UK?

Why is Serious Nonfiction in the US Taken More Seriously Than in the UK?

Sam Leith Has Some Serious Ideas

By Sam Leith | May 12, 2023

The Power of the Unsaid: John N. Maclean on Ernest Hemingway’s <em>Big Two-Hearted River</em>

The Power of the Unsaid: John N. Maclean on Ernest Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River

“The burned landscape and the desolate swamp in that case could stand for a writer’s creative unconscious.”

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Biographer discovers that Martin Luther King’s harshest criticism of Malcolm X was made up.

Biographer discovers that Martin Luther King’s harshest criticism of Malcolm X was made up.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2023

Who Was the Only Sitting President to Contribute to a Literary Journal?

Who Was the Only Sitting President to Contribute to a Literary Journal?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Poetic Aspirations of American Presidents

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 10, 2023

How Byron’s Flamboyant Life Shaped His Poetry

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