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Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

"To this day, the name Hotel Barba fills me with dread and nostalgia."

By Dina Nayeri | September 11, 2019

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

On Fritz Zwicky's Attempts to Assimilate in America

By John Johnson, Jr. | September 11, 2019

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

Goodbye, Catalonia

By Duncan White | September 10, 2019

Graphic Novel: The True Story of Granny Lee Ok-sun

Graphic Novel: The True Story of Granny Lee Ok-sun

A Former Korean "Comfort Woman" Makes the Journey Home

By Keum Suk Gendry-Kim | September 9, 2019

The Writer Who Rejected the Black Literary Bourgeoisie

The Writer Who Rejected the Black Literary Bourgeoisie

On Charles S. Wright's 1960s Novels of Societal Rejects

By Ishmael Reed | September 6, 2019

How Arthur Fellig Became the Legendary Street Photographer Weegee

How Arthur Fellig Became the Legendary Street Photographer Weegee

Capturing the Face of Mid-Century New York City

By Christopher Bonanos | August 23, 2019

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By Literary Hub | August 22, 2019

Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

By Jay Parini | August 21, 2019

Walter Mosley in Conversation with Legendary Filmmaker Walter Bernstein

By Walter Mosley | August 20, 2019

The Road to Oliver Sacks'

The Road to Oliver Sacks'

Lawrence Weschler on Meeting a Then-Unknown 48-Year-Old Neurologist

By Lawrence Weschler | August 13, 2019

Finding Photos of My Grandfather in a Japanese Internment Camp

Finding Photos of My Grandfather in a Japanese Internment Camp

Brandon Shimoda on Seeking Ancestral Connections Through Remnants on the Wall at Fort Missoula

By Brandon Shimoda | July 30, 2019

The Writer and the Dictator: <br>A Love/Hate Story

The Writer and the Dictator:
A Love/Hate Story

Alaa Al Aswany on Tawfiq al-Hakim's Return of the Spirit and its Influence on Egyptian Politics

By Alaa Al Aswany | July 29, 2019

Behind the Myths of Scott and Zelda's Epic Romance

Behind the Myths of Scott and Zelda's Epic Romance

Eleanor Lanahan on Her Grandparents' Love Letters

By Eleanor Lanahan | July 23, 2019

Borscht Beach: Andy Sweet's Iconic South Beach Photography

Borscht Beach: Andy Sweet's Iconic South Beach Photography

Selections from the New Collection, Shtetl in the Sun

By Literary Hub | July 23, 2019

Advice from Montaigne: You Want to Be Wise? Don't Read Too Much.

Advice from Montaigne: You Want to Be Wise? Don't Read Too Much.

The Father of the Modern Essay Was Really Quite Unpretentious

By Antoine Compagnon | June 27, 2019

On <em>Myra Breckinridge</em> and the Life of Gore Vidal

On Myra Breckinridge and the Life of Gore Vidal

Camille Paglia Unpacks the Mores of a Different Era

By Camille Paglia | June 27, 2019

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