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“The land of the Mayombe doesn’t want us.” The Brutality and Folly of the Construction of the Congo-Océan Railroad

“The land of the Mayombe doesn’t want us.” The Brutality and Folly of the Construction of the Congo-Océan Railroad

J. P. Daughton on the Unspeakable Toll of the Colonial Project

By J. P. Daughton | October 5, 2022

The Pulse of American Life: On Emily Post’s Evolving Legacy

The Pulse of American Life: On Emily Post’s Evolving Legacy

“She was the source for American etiquette and manners advice.”

By Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning | October 5, 2022

From Ovid to Hawthorne, on the Power and Possibility of Retelling Classic Stories

From Ovid to Hawthorne, on the Power and Possibility of Retelling Classic Stories

“Voices we have not heard take the lead.”

By Laurie Lico Albanese | October 5, 2022

The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies

The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies

This Week from Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 5, 2022

Arun Sood Reads from <em>New Skin for the Old Ceremony</em>

Arun Sood Reads from New Skin for the Old Ceremony

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | October 5, 2022

How Growing Up in the “Dysfunctional, Small Southern Town” of Washington D.C. Informed A.M. Homes’s New Novel

How Growing Up in the “Dysfunctional, Small Southern Town” of Washington D.C. Informed A.M. Homes’s New Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 5, 2022

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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, Read by Michael Gallagher and Rachanee Lumayno

By Behind the Mic | October 5, 2022

Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

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How Virologists in China Worked to Warn the World About COVID-19

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Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan on How a “Magical” Dream Turned Into a Book Project

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The Authors of Mad Honey Take the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2022

How to Dive with Octopuses from 5,000 Miles Away: An Unlikely Craft Essay

How to Dive with Octopuses from 5,000 Miles Away: An Unlikely Craft Essay

Ray Nayler Presents a Crash Course in Octopus Behavior, via YouTube

By Ray Nayler | October 4, 2022

Listen to a Future Fable From Amelia Abraham: “The Rat & The Hamster”

Listen to a Future Fable From Amelia Abraham: “The Rat & The Hamster”

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | October 4, 2022

Sidelined No More: A Reading List of Fiercely Political Women

Sidelined No More: A Reading List of Fiercely Political Women

Eve Fairbanks Recommends Barbara Tuchman, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ariel Levy, and More

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The Longest Retreat: Ryan Lee Wong on the Intersection of Writing, Meditating, and Community

The Longest Retreat: Ryan Lee Wong on the Intersection of Writing, Meditating, and Community

“The novel is simply an offering, a chant recited for others.”

By Ryan Lee Wong | October 4, 2022

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

From Corner Bookstore to Drama Book Shop and More

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<em>For Us All</em> Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

For Us All Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

Featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works

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