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Material World: What Prehistoric Possessions Tell Us About Ourselves

Material World: What Prehistoric Possessions Tell Us About Ourselves

Chip Colwell on the Objects That Link Us to Our Earliest Human Ancestors

By Chip Colwell | November 28, 2023

When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

Charles Scribner III on Three Generations in the Book Business

By Charles Scribner III | November 28, 2023

From Local, to Global, to Gone: On the Rise and Fall of Borders Books

From Local, to Global, to Gone: On the Rise and Fall of Borders Books

Tom Borders Reflects on Lessons Learned in the World of Bookselling

By Literary Hub | November 28, 2023

How a Lawyer, a Businessman, and the Mafia Destroyed Public Transit in the Twin Cities

How a Lawyer, a Businessman, and the Mafia Destroyed Public Transit in the Twin Cities

Jake Berman on the Lost Promise and Possibility of North American Urbanism

By Jake Berman | November 27, 2023

The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

Steven Ujifusa on the Notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

By Steven Ujifusa | November 27, 2023

How a Mutiny on the <em>Somers</em> Changed America

How a Mutiny on the Somers Changed America

“No case of the century, prior to the assassination of President Lincoln, aroused as much interest and passion.”

By Richard Snow | November 21, 2023

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How Michele Wallace Sought Black Women’s Liberation Through Art

How Michele Wallace Sought Black Women’s Liberation Through Art

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By Courtney Thorsson | November 17, 2023

How the NYPD Attempted to Navigate Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in the Early 20th Century

How the NYPD Attempted to Navigate Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in the Early 20th Century

Matthew Guariglia on the Challenges of Urban Policing

By Matthew Guariglia | November 17, 2023

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Samuel Graydon on Three Moments in the Life of the Scientist

By Samuel Graydon | November 16, 2023

How Isaac Bashevis Singer Preserved European Jewish Life Through Literature

How Isaac Bashevis Singer Preserved European Jewish Life Through Literature

David Stromberg on the Artistic Vision of the Polish-Born American Nobel Laureate

By David Stromberg | November 16, 2023

Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

In Conversation with Ellen Adams in Montréal

By Ellen Adams | November 15, 2023

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

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