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A Brief History of Phantom Islands

A Brief History of Phantom Islands

Why Did Oceangoing Explorers Make Up So Much Stuff?

By Malachy Tallack | November 20, 2017

How Does It Feel to Die in a Tsunami?

How Does It Feel to Die in a Tsunami?

When Everything You Planned Goes Wrong, and Still You Survive

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Bookselling After the Fires: Napa Needs You

Elayna Trucker on the Aftermath of a Disaster

By Elayna Trucker | November 13, 2017

The Greatest Ever Account of Polar Exploration

The Greatest Ever Account of Polar Exploration

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By Francis Spufford | November 10, 2017

Cinder and Smoke in the Land of Jack London

Cinder and Smoke in the Land of Jack London

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By J.P. Grasser | October 23, 2017

Autumn Has Always Been Poets’ Season

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Nietzsche, Emerson, and the Eternal Return of the Falling Leaves

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