The Origin Stories of 21 Indie Presses

The Origin Stories of 21 Indie Presses

Superhero Small Publishers and Their First-Ever Books

By Courtney Gillette | November 10, 2015

1946: The Making of the Modern World

1946: The Making of the Modern World

Victor Sebestyen

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Reading Henry Dumas After Trayvon Martin

Reading Henry Dumas After Trayvon Martin

On the Genius of a Black Writer Killed by NYC Police in 1968

By Drew Johnson | November 4, 2015

Letters to Vera

Letters to Vera

Vladimir Nabokov, Brian Boyd, and Olga Voronina

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The Greatest (Sellout) Generation

The Greatest (Sellout) Generation

Howard Smith's Classic Interviews Reveal How Little America Has Changed

By Buzz Poole | November 3, 2015

The Smith Tapes: Lost Interviews with Rock Stars & Icons 1969-1972

The Smith Tapes: Lost Interviews with Rock Stars & Icons 1969-1972

An interview with Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 3, 2015

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Behind the Madness of the Salem Witch Hunt

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A Literary History of Witches

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A Literary History of Whales

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There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

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Hitler-Spotting at the Frankfurt Bookfair

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In Which the German Literary Scene is Compared to a Serial Killer

By Tara Bray Smith | October 14, 2015

A Woman Alone in China

A Woman Alone in China

The Story of a Missionary Who Stayed

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The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

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By Svetlana Alexievich | October 13, 2015

Is Topeka the Most Poetic City in America?

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