How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

Shanna Greene Benjamin on the Broader Narrative of
Black Women’s Intellectualism

By Shanna Greene Benjamin | April 12, 2021

Look inside the only surviving copy of Joseph Pulitzer’s secret code book.

Look inside the only surviving copy of Joseph Pulitzer’s secret code book.

By Walker Caplan | April 9, 2021

How Dorothea Nutzhorn Chased the Promise of Possibility and Became Dorothea Lange

How Dorothea Nutzhorn Chased the Promise of Possibility and Became Dorothea Lange

Jasmin Darznik on the Beginnings of a Legendary Photographer

By Jasmin Darznik | April 9, 2021

Are you a Tolkien fan? Contribute to this oral history collection.

Are you a Tolkien fan? Contribute to this oral history collection.

By Walker Caplan | April 8, 2021

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

An Illustrated Look at the Effects of Worry and Uncertainty on a Literary Icon

By Hannah K. Chapman, Lauren Burke, & Kaley Bales | April 8, 2021

How Leonora Carrington’s Self-Portrait Helped Me Tell Her Story

How Leonora Carrington’s Self-Portrait Helped Me Tell Her Story

Michaela Carter on the Mysteries of Writing Breakthroughs

By Michaela Carter | April 8, 2021

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A Conversation with Selma van de Perre, Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor

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Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

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Translating Brodsky: On the Undeniable Legacy of George L. Kline

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Your Wednesday ASMR: John Ciardi reading his poem “Happiness.”

Your Wednesday ASMR: John Ciardi reading his poem “Happiness.”

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7 Autobiographies and Memoirs That Remind Us of the Messiness of Memory

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