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No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk

No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk

Bill Bryson on the History of Bipedalism

By Bill Bryson | October 15, 2019

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Norwegian Literature (Almost)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Norwegian Literature (Almost)

A Brief History of the "Guest of Honor" at This Year's Frankfurt Bookfair

By John Freeman | October 15, 2019

The Impossibility of Capturing Truth in a Biography

The Impossibility of Capturing Truth in a Biography

Iris Origo on Why We Try Anyway

By Iris Origo | October 15, 2019

A Household of Minor Things: <br> The Collections of Robert Duncan and Jess

A Household of Minor Things:
The Collections of Robert Duncan and Jess

An Elaborate Home Interior Inspired by 19th-Century Romanticism

By Tara McDowell | October 15, 2019

Johan Harstad's Summer of Porn and Philosophy

Johan Harstad's Summer of Porn and Philosophy

On the Things You Find in the Trash

By Johan Harstad | October 15, 2019

Alix Ohlin on the Question That Inspired Her New Novel

Alix Ohlin on the Question That Inspired Her New Novel

The Author of Dual Citizens on First Draft

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 15, 2019

Best Reviewed
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  • The Six Loves of James I

“How It Felt”
A Poem by Sharon Olds

By Sharon Olds | October 15, 2019

Behind the Mic: On Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, Read by the Author and Others

By Behind the Mic | October 14, 2019

Who Has the Right to Write About Hurricane Katrina?

By Maggie Neil | October 11, 2019

The Irish Clan That Was

The Irish Clan That Was "Virtually Deleted from History"

Tim Robinson on Searching for a Lost History in Connemara

By Tim Robinson | October 11, 2019

On the Front lines of Indigenous Activism

On the Front lines of Indigenous Activism

Jasilyn Charger Channels Anger Into the Fight for Survival

By Jasilyn Charger | October 11, 2019

In the Age of Political Thugs

In the Age of Political Thugs

Sonya Bilocerkowycz, from Ukraine to Putin to Trump and Back Again

By Sonya Bilocerkowycz | October 11, 2019

On the Activism of Marlon Brando, Before the Fame

On the Activism of Marlon Brando, Before the Fame

Agitprop, Israel, and the Shape of the World After WWII

By William J. Mann | October 11, 2019

On Coming of Age in a Discount Supermarket

On Coming of Age in a Discount Supermarket

Michael Jaime-Becerra Considers the Important Time He Spent in a Viva Mart

By Michael Jaime-Becerra | October 11, 2019

Scott Galloway: Tech Companies Should Be Broken Up

Scott Galloway: Tech Companies Should Be Broken Up

The Bestselling Author and Business Professor
Talks to Andrew on Keen On

By Keen On | October 11, 2019

Lit Hub Recommends: Stevie Nicks, Aimee Bender, and <em>The Yellow House</em>

Lit Hub Recommends: Stevie Nicks, Aimee Bender, and The Yellow House

Also, Netflix's first original German-language series.

By Literary Hub | October 11, 2019

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