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Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not

Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not

On the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 19, 2020

Richard Kreitner: The Secret History of America's Imperfect Union

Richard Kreitner: The Secret History of America's Imperfect Union

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | August 19, 2020

<em>Mrs. Bridge</em> Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?

Mrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?

Unpacking an Underread American Classic

By Emily Temple | August 18, 2020

Lisa Hanawalt's Early, Surreal Comic Art

Lisa Hanawalt's Early, Surreal Comic Art

The Tuca and Bertie Creator on Freeway Accidents, Hats
and, of Course, Horses

By Lisa Hanawalt | August 18, 2020

Can Dogs Make Us <br>Better Writers?

Can Dogs Make Us
Better Writers?

Anna Bruno on How Canines Make Humans More Human

By Anna Bruno | August 18, 2020

Letter from North Carolina: Learning from Ghosts of<br> the Civil War

Letter from North Carolina: Learning from Ghosts of
the Civil War

"The war has only just begun."

By Randall Kenan | August 18, 2020

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The Real Criminal Masterminds in America Aren't Working the System—They Created It

By Sarah Chayes | August 18, 2020

How Far Has America's Christianized Dystopia Strayed From Christ?

By Lori Lansens | August 18, 2020

How Politically Radical Women in 19th-Century France Were Made Into Misogynistic Caricatures

By Jill Richards | August 18, 2020

The Argument Against Human Colonies in Space

The Argument Against Human Colonies in Space

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast

By Time to Eat the Dogs | August 18, 2020

Garth Greenwell Reads<br> from <em>Cleanness</em>

Garth Greenwell Reads
from Cleanness

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By Storybound | August 18, 2020

The Inherited Imagination

The Inherited Imagination

Sammi LaBue on Family Stories and Hidden Histories

By Sammi LaBue | August 18, 2020

"Ode to the Corpse Flower"

A Poem by Benjamin Garcia

By Benjamin Garcia | August 18, 2020

How Can We Understand Computerization as a Social Process?

How Can We Understand Computerization as a Social Process?

On the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 18, 2020

<em>Behind the Mic</em>: On <em>True Story</em> by Kate Reed Petty, Read by Kirsten Sieh, Alexander Cendese, and Cassandra Campbell

Behind the Mic: On True Story by Kate Reed Petty, Read by Kirsten Sieh, Alexander Cendese, and Cassandra Campbell

Listen to a Remarkable and Timely Debut Novel With Powerful Narration

By Behind the Mic | August 18, 2020

The Literature of Elder Care is Often About Shifting Power Dynamics

The Literature of Elder Care is Often About Shifting Power Dynamics

Ellyn Lem on Works by Shakespeare, Lauren Fox, and Others

By Ellyn A. Lem | August 17, 2020

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