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

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

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

Glenda Gilmore in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 16, 2022

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

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

Owner Alissa Redmond Shares Her Favorites

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

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

By Ben McGrath | May 16, 2022

Are We At the End of (the) History (of Liberalism)?

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

By Emergence Magazine | May 16, 2022

On the Persistent and Unambiguous Criminality of Donald J. Trump

On the Persistent and Unambiguous Criminality of Donald J. Trump

Gregg Barak in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 16, 2022

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Dreams

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Dreams

Featuring Claire Messud, Julia May Jonas, Jean Chen Ho, Emily Maloney, and Daphne Palasi Andreades

By Michele Filgate | May 16, 2022

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

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

Maurice Stucke in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 16, 2022

Beverly Gologorsky on the Turmoil of the Late 1960s

Beverly Gologorsky on the Turmoil of the Late 1960s

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 16, 2022

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

<em>Zabar’s</em> by Lori Zabar, Read by Erin Bennett

Zabar’s by Lori Zabar, Read by Erin Bennett

Listen to a Collection Best Enjoyed With Bagel in Hand

By Behind the Mic | May 16, 2022

Ada Limón on How to Write a Poetry Collection

Ada Limón on How to Write a Poetry Collection

"No one can predict the creative process."

By Ada Limón | May 13, 2022

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