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The Travails of Maria the Beauty: On the Plight of Indigenous Women in the Brazilian Amazon

The Travails of Maria the Beauty: On the Plight of Indigenous Women in the Brazilian Amazon

Alex Cuadros Explores Patriarchy and Exploitation in a Context of Modern-Day Colonialism

By Alex Cuadros | January 6, 2025

Forest, Forest Burning Bright: On Humans’ Relationship with Trees in an Era of Climate Change

Forest, Forest Burning Bright: On Humans’ Relationship with Trees in an Era of Climate Change

Lauren E. Oakes Examines the Global Disequilibrium We’ve Created

By Lauren E. Oakes | January 6, 2025

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

The Author of “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” in Conversation with Sandra Guzmán

By Sandra Guzmán | January 3, 2025

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Because Facts Still Matter

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

On the Impact of—and Response to—14 Months of Israel’s Assault on Gaza

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2024

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

By Ed Simon | December 13, 2024

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Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

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An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

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Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em>Texas: The Great Theft</em>

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

Lydia Reeder on the Ways Female Doctors Fought Against 19th-Century Medical Misogyny

By Lydia Reeder | December 9, 2024

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Glenn Adamson on the Rise and Fall of Europe’s Early 20th-Century Artistic Avant-Garde

By Glenn Adamson | December 6, 2024

A Refuge for the Soul: How to Build a Library, According to Montaigne

A Refuge for the Soul: How to Build a Library, According to Montaigne

Andrew Hui Considers the Innumerable Benefits of a Philosophical Room of One’s Own

By Andrew Hui | December 5, 2024

An emo note by a 14-year-old Franz Kafka is up for auction.

An emo note by a 14-year-old Franz Kafka is up for auction.

By James Folta | December 4, 2024

Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

John Brandon on Coming to Terms with Contemporary Settings, How Technology Shapes Plots, and America’s Current Malaise

By John Brandon | December 4, 2024

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