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A Real-Life Fitzgerald Hero, Too True for the Jazz Age

A Real-Life Fitzgerald Hero, Too True for the Jazz Age

On Hobey Baker, and the Beginning of the American Century

By Beatriz Williams | January 26, 2017

Some Things You May Not Have Known About Edith Wharton's Dog Obsession

Some Things You May Not Have Known About Edith Wharton's Dog Obsession

On the 155th anniversary of Wharton's birth, a tribute to her very favorite thing

By Emily Temple | January 24, 2017

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. on His Son's Legacy

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. on His Son's Legacy

"M.L. had chosen to do was unquestionably right."

By The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. | January 16, 2017

Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

"There is no evidence of foul play."

By Emily Temple | January 13, 2017

A Long-Ago Christmas in the Most Remote Place on Earth

A Long-Ago Christmas in the Most Remote Place on Earth

How a Group of 20th Century Arctic Explorers Celebrated the Holidays

By David Welky | December 20, 2016

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

The Good, the Fake, and the Ugly

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

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A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

The Year in Literature, 1908. Or, Variations on a Meme

By Emily Temple | November 3, 2016

For Better or Worse, How Mississippi Remembers Emmett Till

For Better or Worse, How Mississippi Remembers Emmett Till

W. Ralph Eubanks and Dave Tell on the Legacy of a Murder

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2016

The Rise of the Cities of the Dead

The Rise of the Cities of the Dead

From Churchyards to Cemeteries, Where the Dead Live

By Colin Dickey | October 31, 2016

The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

On Magic Tubes, Fecund Potions, and Making Feet for Baby Stockings

By Therese Oneill | October 27, 2016

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

From Cait Murphy's History of American Sports in 100 Objects

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2016

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

“Only a damn fool would have done a thing like that.”

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

On Eastern Europe's Love/Hate Relationship with a Great American Playwright

By Dimiter Kenarov | October 24, 2016

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