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What to read after you see the Bayeux Tapestry.

What to read after you see the Bayeux Tapestry.

By James Folta | October 5, 2026

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

Assal Rad on the Parallels Between Journalists’ Treatment of the Invasion of Iraq and the Genocide in Gaza

By Assal Rad | October 2, 2026

What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

Frank Ashwood Considers the Earth’s Earliest Soil, the First Mass Extinction Event, and the Impact of People

By Frank Ashwood | October 2, 2026

Five Essential Books on Women in the Early Civil Rights Movement

Five Essential Books on Women in the Early Civil Rights Movement

Keri Leigh Merritt Recommends Patricia Bell-Scott, Jacqueline Dowd Hall, John Egerton and More

By Keri Leigh Merritt | October 2, 2026

Beyond MLK: On the Women Who Made the March on Washington

Beyond MLK: On the Women Who Made the March on Washington

Marcia Chatelain Considers the Overlooked Yet Vital Role of Black Women in the Struggle For Racial Equality

By Marcia Chatelain | October 1, 2026

On the Secret Three-Man Mission Deep in Nazi Europe That Won WWII

On the Secret Three-Man Mission Deep in Nazi Europe That Won WWII

Jason Bell Recounts the Lead-Up to Operation Sparrow, the Allied Invasion of the Balkans That Never Was

By Jason Bell | September 30, 2026

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By Literary Hub | September 30, 2026

Personal Yet Systemic: On Antiblackness as a Social, Historical and Cultural Phenomenon

By Patrice D. Douglass | September 29, 2026

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

By Matthew J. Prigge | September 29, 2026

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

Behind the Decades-Long Publication Journey Behind His Latest Novel

By William T. Vollmann | September 28, 2026

A Journey to Antarctica in Photos: Remembering Ernest Shackleton’s Grand Expedition

A Journey to Antarctica in Photos: Remembering Ernest Shackleton’s Grand Expedition

Alexandra Shackleton on the Enduring Legacy of Her Grandfather’s Voyage to the Southernmost Tip of the World

By Alexandra Shackleton | September 28, 2026

The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England

The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England

Marion Gibson on the Deadly Moral Panic of 17th-Century Britain

By Marion Gibson | September 28, 2026

Booksellers are sounding the alarm over Trump’s anti-antifascist presidential memo.

Booksellers are sounding the alarm over Trump’s anti-antifascist presidential memo.

By James Folta | September 25, 2026

9 to 5: Inside The Movement That Inspired the Iconic Film

9 to 5: Inside The Movement That Inspired the Iconic Film

Jonathan Kaufman on Karen Nussbaum and the Fight For Working Women in 1970s America

By Jonathan Kaufman | September 24, 2026

Two great works of art to ease your transition into autumn.

Two great works of art to ease your transition into autumn.

By James Folta | September 23, 2026

The True Story of the Actual First Shot Fired in the Civil War

The True Story of the Actual First Shot Fired in the Civil War

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz on the Origins and Aftermath of the Christiana Riot

By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz | September 23, 2026

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