On the Gnostic Ironies of Poets Nathaniel Mackey and Fanny Howe

On the Gnostic Ironies of Poets Nathaniel Mackey and Fanny Howe

Steven Toussaint Considers the Melding of Ambivalence and Political Commitment

By Steven Toussaint | May 16, 2022

Ada Limón on Why Being Witnessed Is Essential For an Artist

Ada Limón on Why Being Witnessed Is Essential For an Artist

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 16, 2022

Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

“It was from the outset a blackface minstrel tune, entertainment built on slavery and the trade in human beings.”

By Emily Bingham | May 16, 2022

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

A Conversation Between Eva Stachniak and Christina Baker Kline

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to <em>Bridgerton</em>

Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to Bridgerton

Hilary A. Hallett on Reclaiming “Trashy” Romances

By Hilary A. Hallett | May 16, 2022

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

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The Significance of Romare Bearden’s Art in the American Canon

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Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at South Main Book Company

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A Mysterious Canoe, a Flip Phone, and a Lot of Unanswered Questions

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Francis Fukuyama in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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Singer Sam Lee on the Transformative Experience of Creating Songs in Collaboration With Nightingales

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On the Persistent and Unambiguous Criminality of Donald J. Trump

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Gregg Barak in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Dreams

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How Big-Tech Barons Smash Innovation (and How to Fight Back)

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Maurice Stucke in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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Beverly Gologorsky on the Turmoil of the Late 1960s

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On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

“It’s a lot to ask of a reader, to bear witness to the pain of a child.”

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

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