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An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child

An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child

From the Language of Cooking to Troubles with the Omelette

By Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz | April 19, 2022

Linda H. Davis on the Literary Fame and Notorious Exploits of Stephen Crane

Linda H. Davis on the Literary Fame and Notorious Exploits of Stephen Crane

This Week on The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 18, 2022

How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

Michael Meyer on the Sources of Benjamin Franklin’s Altruism

By Michael Meyer | April 15, 2022

Learning from the Work Muriel Rukeyser Left Unfinished

Learning from the Work Muriel Rukeyser Left Unfinished

Rowena Kennedy-Epstein on Suppressed Literary Histories

By Rowena Kennedy-Epstein | April 14, 2022

On the Creative Partnership of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

On the Creative Partnership of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

Heather Clarks Guests on The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 11, 2022

When Joan Rivers (Finally) Got Her Big Break

When Joan Rivers (Finally) Got Her Big Break

“Thirty-one years of people saying ‘no.’ Ten minutes on television and it was all over.”

By Shawn Levy | April 8, 2022

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Writer on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Time Philip Roth Lied to Me

By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker | April 7, 2022

It’s Time to Reframe the Legacy of 70s Screenwriter Carole Eastman

By Chris Stanton | April 7, 2022

The Fugitive Who Conned His Way Into the Footsteps of Alexander the Great—and the Quest for His Lost Cities

By Edmund Richardson | April 5, 2022

How Langston Hughes Has Influenced Generations of South African Writers

How Langston Hughes Has Influenced Generations of South African Writers

C.A. Davids on the Elusive Poet’s Connection to African Literature, Past and Present

By C. A. Davids | April 1, 2022

On the “Secret” Wedding of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

On the “Secret” Wedding of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Or, When the Prude, the Filmmaker, and the Lovers Roadtripped to Santa Barbara

By Stephen Galloway | March 31, 2022

Anton Chekhov’s Beloved Summer Home in Ukraine is Under Threat

Anton Chekhov’s Beloved Summer Home in Ukraine is Under Threat

Alison Anderson on an Important Cultural Landmark

By Alison Anderson | March 29, 2022

The Tumultuous Marriage of the American “Empress of Journalism” and Oscar Wilde’s Feckless Brother

The Tumultuous Marriage of the American “Empress of Journalism” and Oscar Wilde’s Feckless Brother

Betsy Prioleau on the Unblissful Union Between Miriam Leslie and Willie Wilde

By Betsy Prioleau | March 29, 2022

How To Live, Eat, and Drink Like Your Favorite Writers

How To Live, Eat, and Drink Like Your Favorite Writers

“I like my human experience served up with a little silence and restraint.”

By Literary Hub | March 28, 2022

The Logistical Challenges of a Supersize Acid Test: On the Merry Pranksters’ Trips Festival

The Logistical Challenges of a Supersize Acid Test: On the Merry Pranksters’ Trips Festival

John Markoff Details the Publicity Campaign for a Happening

By John Markoff | March 23, 2022

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 21, 2022

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