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When Young Rilke Moved to the Big City and Met Rodin

When Young Rilke Moved to the Big City and Met Rodin

A 26-Year-Old Poet Alive to the Sights of Paris

By Rachel Corbett | September 23, 2016

The Case for White Curiosity

The Case for White Curiosity

Interrogating the Devastating Legacy of White Supremacy in America

By Patrick Phillips | September 22, 2016

The History (and Present) of Banning Books in America

The History (and Present) of Banning Books in America

On the Ongoing Fight Against the Censorship of Ideas

By Amy Brady | September 22, 2016

Fascist, Communist, Writer, Duchess... The Legend of the Mitford Sisters

Fascist, Communist, Writer, Duchess... The Legend of the Mitford Sisters

How a One-of-a-Kind Family Captured a Nation's Imagination

By Laura Thompson | September 21, 2016

Jeanette Winterson on Paris's Great Bookstore, Shakespeare and Company

Jeanette Winterson on Paris's Great Bookstore, Shakespeare and Company

A New History on One of the World's Great Bookshops

By Lit Hub Photography | September 20, 2016

Hitler's Dog, and Other Problems of Historical Fiction

Hitler's Dog, and Other Problems of Historical Fiction

Peter Ho Davies on the challenges (and opportunities) of mining the past

By Peter Ho Davies | September 7, 2016

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The Art Scene Rebels of San Francisco

By Anastasia Aukeman | September 2, 2016

The Lost Art of Custom-Illustrating Your Favorite Books

The Lost Art of Custom-Illustrating Your Favorite Books

On Grangerizing, the 19th-Century DIY Craze

By Amy Stewart | August 30, 2016

Men of Power and Their Obsession with Winston Churchill

Men of Power and Their Obsession with Winston Churchill

Visiting the World's Foremost (and Only) Bookstore Devoted to Churchill

By Anthony Audi | August 25, 2016

On the Barbizon Hotel, and the Women Writers Who Lived There

On the Barbizon Hotel, and the Women Writers Who Lived There

Where “Small-Town” Girls Tried to Make it in Manhattan

By Nathan Smith | August 23, 2016

When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

Record Burnings, Cherry Bombs, and KKK Pickets

By Jon Savage | August 19, 2016

My Grandfather, the French Resistance Fighter

My Grandfather, the French Resistance Fighter

Rachel Hall on Grappling with a Tragic and Heroic Family Legacy

By Rachel Hall | August 19, 2016

How Does a Skeleton Become Famous?

How Does a Skeleton Become Famous?

On Meeting the Taung Child and Other Celebrity Fossils

By Lydia Pyne | August 16, 2016

The Secret Love of Edith Wharton's Life

The Secret Love of Edith Wharton's Life

On the Mystery of Walter Van Rensselaer Berry

By Yvonne Georgina Puig | August 15, 2016

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