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The Early Life of the Renowned Leader of the Lakotas, Sitting Bull

The Early Life of the Renowned Leader of the Lakotas, Sitting Bull

Mark Lee Gardner on Sitting Bull's Transformation into a Young Peacemaker

By Mark Lee Gardner | June 24, 2022

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

“He was able to show us the how ‘grand’ history seeps into the soul of the individual, at times bursting forth from within.”

By David Grossman | June 23, 2022

“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

Tilar J. Mazzeo on Galeazzo Ciano and His Wife (and Mussolini’s Daughter) Edda

By Tilar J. Mazzeo | June 21, 2022

On Civil Rights Activist Curtis Graves' Groundbreaking Electoral Campaign

On Civil Rights Activist Curtis Graves' Groundbreaking Electoral Campaign

Nick Seabrook on the 1966 Texas State Legislature Election

By Nick Seabrook | June 16, 2022

What Sally Mann’s Work Says About Art and Motherhood

What Sally Mann’s Work Says About Art and Motherhood

Whitney Otto on the Legacy of a Groundbreaking American Photographer

By Whitney Otto | June 15, 2022

How Eudora Welty Captured 1930s New York City on Film

How Eudora Welty Captured 1930s New York City on Film

Annette Trefzer on What Welty Learned From Berenice Abbott

By Annette Trefzer | June 15, 2022

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“Every night we hear the coyotes howl.” Read Letters from Ernest Hemingway to His Son

By Ernest Hemingway and Patrick Hemingway | June 14, 2022

“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

By Jack Parlett | June 14, 2022

Why Writing an Autobiography Is More Like Recording an Album Than Making a Single

Why Writing an Autobiography Is More Like Recording an Album Than Making a Single

Nabil Ayers in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 14, 2022

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

The Joy of Pulling Authors Out of the Pit of Anonymity

By Ada Calhoun | June 13, 2022

Art Buchwald in Paris: Fan Letters from Steinbeck, and an Invite to the Most Famous Wedding in the World

Art Buchwald in Paris: Fan Letters from Steinbeck, and an Invite to the Most Famous Wedding in the World

On the Legendary Humorist’s Time with Ben Bradlee, Humphrey Bogart, and the Windsors

By Michael Hill | June 13, 2022

29 Works of Nonfiction You Need to Read This Summer

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By Emily Temple | June 8, 2022

James Patterson Remembers the Time James Baldwin Fought Norman Mailer

James Patterson Remembers the Time James Baldwin Fought Norman Mailer

“They were arguing loudly, fists clenched, looking like they were ready to rumble.”

By James Patterson | June 8, 2022

When Rob Reiner’s Alter Ego (Harry) Met Nora Ephron’s Alter Ego (Sally)

When Rob Reiner’s Alter Ego (Harry) Met Nora Ephron’s Alter Ego (Sally)

Kristin Marguerite Doidge Reveals the Real-Life Anecdotes Behind the Classic Rom-Com

By Kristin Marguerite Doidge | June 8, 2022

Elegy for Minor Poets: Writing on the Margins of Midcentury Greatness

Elegy for Minor Poets: Writing on the Margins of Midcentury Greatness

Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Literary Lives of David Omer Bearden and Alan Bätjer Russo

By Jen DeGregorio | June 6, 2022

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