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What Brazil’s Political Convulsions Reveal About the Global Far-Right

What Brazil’s Political Convulsions Reveal About the Global Far-Right

Rodrigo Nunes on Neoliberalism, Conformism, and Revolution

By Rodrigo Nunes | October 7, 2026

A Brief History of Iconic Women Spies in the Comics

A Brief History of Iconic Women Spies in the Comics

Susan Kirtley and Nhora Lucia Serrano on Comic Book Hero Señorita Rio

By Gaby Iori | October 7, 2026

What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters

What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey on the Value of Pounds, Crowns, Shillings and Pence in Today’s World

By Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey | October 6, 2026

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

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Five Essential Books on Women in the Early Civil Rights Movement

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

By Marcia Chatelain | October 1, 2026

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

By Jason Bell | September 30, 2026

Happy International Translation Day!

Happy International Translation Day!

Celebrating an Essential Literary Art

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2026

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

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

Patrice D. Douglass Considers the Distinct Forces That Underpin Anti-Black Racism

By Patrice D. Douglass | September 29, 2026

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

Matthew J. Prigge on Writing His Book With the Help of a Librarian and a Stack of Boxes in the Basement

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

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