40 Books to Understand Palestine

40 Books to Understand Palestine

From Ghassan Kanafani's "Men in the Sun" to Adania Shibli's "Minor Detail"

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Why We Should Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Why We Should Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Six Scholars on the Most Important 844,421 Words in Literature

By Literary Hub | November 13, 2023

In Praise of the Tangible Sacredness of the Printed Word

In Praise of the Tangible Sacredness of the Printed Word

How Physical Copies of Shakespeare's First Folio Cemented the Bard's Legacy

By Ed Simon | November 13, 2023

The 400th Anniversary: Look Inside Shakespeare’s First Folio

The 400th Anniversary: Look Inside Shakespeare’s First Folio

A Sneak Peak at Rizzoli and The British Library's Facsimile Edition

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Where Everyone is Hamlet: Staging Shakespeare as Political Resistance in China

Where Everyone is Hamlet: Staging Shakespeare as Political Resistance in China

Vikram Nijhawan on the Bard’s Role in 20th Century China

By Vikram Nijhawan | November 13, 2023

The Dalton Gang's Final, Doomed Heists in the Twilight of the Old West

The Dalton Gang's Final, Doomed Heists in the Twilight of the Old West

The Last Bloody, Nasty Days of the Famous Bandits

By Tom Clavin | November 10, 2023

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How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

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How American Critics Originated Jane Austen Scholarship

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In Search of Hidden Family History in the Late Ottoman Empire

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On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

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