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Erik Larson on Writing Wartime Life During the London Blitz

Erik Larson on Writing Wartime Life During the London Blitz

The Author of The Splendid and The Vile Answers 5 Questions

By Literary Hub | February 25, 2020

Have We Lost Our Awe of the Flourishing Arctic?

Have We Lost Our Awe of the Flourishing Arctic?

Gretel Ehrlich on Yuri Rythkeu's Eulogy for the Chukchi Whale Hunt

By Gretel Ehrlich | February 24, 2020

Sylvia Plath and the Communion of Women Who Know What She Went Through

Sylvia Plath and the Communion of Women Who Know What She Went Through

Emily Van Duyne on the Lure of Charismatic, Abusive Men

By Emily Van Duyne | February 24, 2020

When Langston Hughes Went to Report on the<br> Spanish Civil War

When Langston Hughes Went to Report on the
Spanish Civil War

A Poet Glimpses Franco's Spain

By W. Jason Miller | February 24, 2020

Did Medgar Evers' Killer Go Free Because of Jury Tampering?

Did Medgar Evers' Killer Go Free Because of Jury Tampering?

Jerry Mitchell Revisits a Dark Episode in the Struggle for Civil Rights

By Jerry Mitchell | February 24, 2020

Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson once beat a murder charge by translating some Latin.

Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson once beat a murder charge by translating some Latin.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2020

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On the Lost Lyric Poetry of
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By Traci Brimhall | February 21, 2020

Gossip, Sex, and Redcoats: On the Build-Up to the Boston Massacre

By Serena Zabin | February 20, 2020

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Say Soccer)

By David Goldblatt | February 19, 2020

How the Well-Educated and Downwardly Mobile Found Socialism

How the Well-Educated and Downwardly Mobile Found Socialism

At Least, According to Charlotte Alter, a Gentle Version of It

By Charlotte Alter | February 19, 2020

The Romanticized Belle Epoque in Paris Was an Age of Political Crisis

The Romanticized Belle Epoque in Paris Was an Age of Political Crisis

Julian Barnes on Fake News, Religious Tension, and "Gangster Imperialism" Abounded

By Julian Barnes | February 18, 2020

Cataloguing Carson McCullers' Clothes: Long Coats, Vests, and Gender Fluidity

Cataloguing Carson McCullers' Clothes: Long Coats, Vests, and Gender Fluidity

Jenn Shapland on What She Found in the Writer's Archives

By Jenn Shapland | February 18, 2020

The Book That Began as an Acid-Fueled Speech at Woodstock

The Book That Began as an Acid-Fueled Speech at Woodstock

When Pete Townshend Whacked Abbie Hoffman Offstage

By Jack Hoffman and Daniel Simon | February 18, 2020

You Can Blame Geoffrey Chaucer for Valentine's Day

You Can Blame Geoffrey Chaucer for Valentine's Day

But Probably Not For Your Loneliness

By Emily Temple | February 14, 2020

What Can the Artist Do in Dark Times?

What Can the Artist Do in Dark Times?

Paul Scraton on the Life and Legacy of Käthe Kollwitz

By Paul Scraton | February 14, 2020

How Obama’s Reading Shaped His Writing

How Obama’s Reading Shaped His Writing

"Obama-the-writer came before Obama-the-candidate."

By Craig Fehrman | February 13, 2020

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