Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

"There is no evidence of foul play."

By Emily Temple | January 13, 2017

A Long-Ago Christmas in the Most Remote Place on Earth

A Long-Ago Christmas in the Most Remote Place on Earth

How a Group of 20th Century Arctic Explorers Celebrated the Holidays

By David Welky | December 20, 2016

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

The Good, the Fake, and the Ugly

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

John Edgar Wideman: Making Sense of American Darkness

John Edgar Wideman: Making Sense of American Darkness

Searching for Truth, Justice, and the Louis Till File

By John Edgar Wideman | November 22, 2016

Finding Love at the End of History

Finding Love at the End of History

On the Chance Meeting of Two Children of Holocaust Survivors

By Leah Kaminsky | November 17, 2016

In Search of the Real Woman Who Lived on the <em>Island of the Blue Dolphins</em>

In Search of the Real Woman Who Lived on the Island of the Blue Dolphins

Following in the Footsteps of the Legendary 'Lone Woman' of San Nicolas

By Veronica Hackethal | November 16, 2016

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The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

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On Magic Tubes, Fecund Potions, and Making Feet for Baby Stockings

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Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

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From Cait Murphy's History of American Sports in 100 Objects

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When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

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“Only a damn fool would have done a thing like that.”

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

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On Eastern Europe's Love/Hate Relationship with a Great American Playwright

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Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

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Derek Palacio Shares Early Correspondence with his wife, Claire Vaye Watkins

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The Publishing Gamble That Changed America

The Publishing Gamble That Changed America

The Late Barney Rosset on Fighting for Lady Chatterley's Lover

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By Us, For Us: On New Orleans Bounce

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