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How an Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan Into a Cash Crop

How an Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan Into a Cash Crop

Beronda L. Montgomery on the Unsung Contributions of Black and Indigenous People to American Biology

By Beronda L. Montgomery | January 23, 2026

The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

By Brittany Allen | January 22, 2026

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

Nina Sankovitch on “Universal Friend,” the Genderless Messenger of God Who Aimed to Save Lost Souls and Preach Universal Salvation

By Nina Sankovitch | January 21, 2026

The Day Bernie Goetz Shot Four Unarmed Teenagers on the Subway

The Day Bernie Goetz Shot Four Unarmed Teenagers on the Subway

Elliot Williams Chronicles the Vigilante Crime That
Shook 1980s New York City

By Elliot Williams | January 21, 2026

One Legend to Another: When Jackie Robinson Testifed Against Paul Robeson in Congress

One Legend to Another: When Jackie Robinson Testifed Against Paul Robeson in Congress

Howard Bryant on Black Leadership and Interracial Heroism
During the Cold War

By Howard Bryant | January 21, 2026

Visiting the Old Country by Way of Kew Gardens, Queens

Visiting the Old Country by Way of Kew Gardens, Queens

Jane Ziegelman Remembers Dinners at Her Grandmother’s

By Jane Ziegelman | January 20, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 16, 2026

The Rise of Carlos the Jackal, the Most Feared Terrorist of the 1970s

By Jason Burke | January 16, 2026

What to read next if Blue Moon was your favorite movie of 2025.

By Brittany Allen | January 15, 2026

How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

By James Folta | January 15, 2026

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Translated and Introduced by Fady Joudah

By Golan Haji | January 15, 2026

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

Eve MacDonald on Myth, Conquest and Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean

By Eve MacDonald | January 15, 2026

Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Harry Tanner Explores Queerness and Homophobia in the Hellenistic Period

By Harry Tanner | January 13, 2026

“I Swear to Chairman Mao!” On Becoming a Red Guard

“I Swear to Chairman Mao!” On Becoming a Red Guard

Jung Chang Remembers the Early Days of the Cultural Revolution in Her Hometown of Chengdu

By Jung Chang | January 13, 2026

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of <em>In Cold Blood</em>

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of In Cold Blood

Gayle Feldman on How Random House Brought Capote’s Magnum Opus to Bookshelves Across America

By Gayle Feldman | January 12, 2026

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