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Reading the Partition of India

Reading the Partition of India

From Midnight's Children to In Freedom's Shade , Anjali Enjeti Discovers a Harrowing History

By Anjali Enjeti | August 15, 2016

When a Descendent of Witch Hunters Writes a Novel About Salem

When a Descendent of Witch Hunters Writes a Novel About Salem

Matthew Daddona Profiles How to Hang a Witch Author Adriana Mather

By Matthew Daddona | August 8, 2016

The Untold Story of a Legendary Diane Arbus Photograph

The Untold Story of a Legendary Diane Arbus Photograph

Brooks Wright's Random Encounter with a Nude Portrait of His Brother

By James Sullivan | July 26, 2016

A Darke and Vicious Place: Conceptualizing the Vagina

A Darke and Vicious Place: Conceptualizing the Vagina

How Women’s Sex Organs Have Been Understood in Art and in History

By Fay Bound Alberti | July 25, 2016

Using the Lies of Fiction to Get to the Truth of Apartheid

Using the Lies of Fiction to Get to the Truth of Apartheid

Michelle Pretorius Wrestles with Her Country's Past

By Michelle Pretorius | July 21, 2016

Reading and Writing My Way Through the AIDS Crisis

Reading and Writing My Way Through the AIDS Crisis

Matthew Cheney Remembers the Books That Helped Him Survive

By Matthew Cheney | July 20, 2016

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