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Coming Undone: Telling the Stories of Women Who Burn It All Down

Coming Undone: Telling the Stories of Women Who Burn It All Down

Claire Hoffman on Aimee Semple McPherson

By Claire Hoffman | April 14, 2025

The Incendiary Feeling of Freedom: On Phillis Wheatley Peters and the Poetry of Survival

The Incendiary Feeling of Freedom: On Phillis Wheatley Peters and the Poetry of Survival

Tiana Clark: “I believe it is through our collective imagination where we can remain free and where no one can touch us.”

By Tiana Clark | April 14, 2025

Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

Richard Kreitner Explores the Position of a Once-Enslaved People in a Society Marked by Slavery

By Richard Kreitner | April 11, 2025

<em> Goodnight, Moon </em> is going postal. To celebrate, check out these children's book stamps.

Goodnight, Moon is going postal. To celebrate, check out these children's book stamps.

By Brittany Allen | April 10, 2025

On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s <em>Odyssey</em>

On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s Odyssey

Daniel Mendelsohn Considers the Legacy of a Civilization-Making Epic

By Daniel Mendelsohn | April 9, 2025

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

Priya Vulchi Considers the Lifespans of Literary and Political Friendships

By Priya Vulchi | April 9, 2025

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“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe

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Our Freedom is Fragile: Lessons From the Jewish Children Who Fled Nazi Germany

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What We Can Learn About Death and the Afterlife From the Earliest Humans

What We Can Learn About Death and the Afterlife From the Earliest Humans

Robert Garland Explores the Mourning Rituals and Burial Practices of the Prehistoric and Ancient Past

By Robert Garland | April 3, 2025

Suddenly Old, Suddenly the Other: On the Unfamiliar World of Aging

Suddenly Old, Suddenly the Other: On the Unfamiliar World of Aging

Douglas J. Penick Considers Time, Transitions, and Classical Music

By Douglas J. Penick | April 3, 2025

American Literature’s White Whale: Why the “Great American Novel” is Still Worth Pursuing

American Literature’s White Whale: Why the “Great American Novel” is Still Worth Pursuing

Ed Simon on the Importance of Chasing an Elusive Literary Ideal in an Era of National Decline

By Ed Simon | April 2, 2025

The Beast Inside: What the Myth of the Minotaur Reveals About Human Nature

The Beast Inside: What the Myth of the Minotaur Reveals About Human Nature

Natalie Lawrence Explores Our Enduring Obsession With Monsters, Internal and External

By Natalie Lawrence | April 2, 2025

From the Nightmares of the Third Reich to Elon Musk: 10 Nonfiction Books to Read in April

From the Nightmares of the Third Reich to Elon Musk: 10 Nonfiction Books to Read in April

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By Literary Hub | March 31, 2025

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s <em>This American Life</em> Forever

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s This American Life Forever

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By Steve Oney | March 31, 2025

Poet, Mystic, Warrior, Visionary: Reimagining the Life and Art of an Aztec Ruler Lost in Myth

Poet, Mystic, Warrior, Visionary: Reimagining the Life and Art of an Aztec Ruler Lost in Myth

Ilan Stavans Resurrects Nezahualcóyotl from Fragments of Fact and Fiction

By Ilan Stavans | March 27, 2025

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