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How Lord Byron Invented the Wild Horse

How Lord Byron Invented the Wild Horse

For Thousands of Years They Were Pests and Food, But a Poet Made Them Wild

By Susanna Forrest | November 3, 2017

Writing Poetry Under Stalin: Samizdat and Memorization

Writing Poetry Under Stalin: Samizdat and Memorization

"Worse Than a State Indifferent to Poetry was One Obsessed With It"

By Martin Puchner | November 2, 2017

10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel Conflict

10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel Conflict

On the Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Ian Black Offers Some Definitive Histories

By Ian Black | November 2, 2017

Muhammad Ali, Author of

Muhammad Ali, Author of "The Greatest Book of All Time"?

The Early 1970s were Hard Times for an American Icon

By Jonathan Eig | November 1, 2017

Literary Witches, From Angela Carter to Zora Neale Hurston

Literary Witches, From Angela Carter to Zora Neale Hurston

Celebrating the Radical Creativity of Five Beloved Writers

By Taisia Kitaiskia and Katy Horan | October 31, 2017

Against the

Against the "Melting Pot" Metaphor

On Arguments Over Americanization and Homogenized Culture

By Mike Wallace | October 30, 2017

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The Secret Literary History of Some of Your Favorite Colors

By Kassia St. Clair | October 27, 2017

Uncovering the History of Slavery in Detroit

By Tiya Miles | October 27, 2017

The Enslaved Man Who Escaped George Washington—Twice

By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | October 24, 2017

A Pilgrimage to the World's Most Famous Manuscript

A Pilgrimage to the World's Most Famous Manuscript

Coming Face to Face with the Book of Kells

By Christopher de Hamel | October 24, 2017

When the French Invaded Hanoi, My Brothers Stayed Behind

When the French Invaded Hanoi, My Brothers Stayed Behind

They Knew War was Coming and Were Eager to Fight

By Mai Elliott | October 20, 2017

Jennifer Egan Makes Friends Across Seven Decades (and Countless Letters)

Jennifer Egan Makes Friends Across Seven Decades (and Countless Letters)

The Author of Manhattan Beach on the Intimacy of Historical Research

By Jennifer Egan | October 19, 2017

On the Literary Wheelings and Dealings of Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain

On the Literary Wheelings and Dealings of Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain

The World of Publishing, Unchanged for 150 Years

By Ron Chernow | October 17, 2017

Mark Twain, Cocaine Kingpin?

Mark Twain, Cocaine Kingpin?

"I never was great in matters of detail"

By Alan Pell Crawford | October 16, 2017

How a History of Two Pet Chameleons Made a Case for the Animal Soul

How a History of Two Pet Chameleons Made a Case for the Animal Soul

On Madeleine de Scudéry’s History of “The Most Beautiful Animal in the World”

By Peter Sahlins | October 6, 2017

10 Tales of Manuscript Burning (And Some That Survived)

10 Tales of Manuscript Burning (And Some That Survived)

A Brief History of Bibliocide

By Emily Temple | October 4, 2017

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