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A Century of James Baldwin

A Century of James Baldwin

Celebrating 100 Years of a Great American Mind

By Literary Hub | August 2, 2024

A Feminist Oral History of the 1972 Democratic National Convention

A Feminist Oral History of the 1972 Democratic National Convention

Clara Bingham Chronicles the Failed Fight to Include Abortion Rights in the Party’s Platform

By Clara Bingham | July 30, 2024

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

Daisy Dunn on Sappho's Genre-Defying Verses and the Invention of the Term “Lesbian”

By Daisy Dunn | July 30, 2024

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

Mai Sennaar on Alfred Hitchcock, Cheikh Anta Diop, and an Unexpected Antidote to Writer’s Block

By Mai Sennaar | July 30, 2024

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?

And the First Openly Gay Olympic Medalist Was a Poet

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 29, 2024

Cool merch for classic novels.

Cool merch for classic novels.

By James Folta | July 24, 2024

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A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

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How America’s Sex Education—and Oversexed Culture—Continues to Fail Women

How America’s Sex Education—and Oversexed Culture—Continues to Fail Women

Natalie Lampert on Moving the Conversation About Controlling Women’s Bodies Beyond Abortion

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How a Generation of Women and Queer Skateboarders Fought for Visibility and Recognition

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Deborah Stoll on Defying Gender Norms and Expectations in Extreme Sports

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The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback

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Michael Taylor on the Known and Anonymous Scientific Radicals of 19th Century Britain

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In Praise of <em> Ginkgo Biloba</em>, China’s Ancient, Everlasting Tree

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Amy Stewart Talks to Jianming (Jimmy) Shen, the Ginkgo Chronicler of Hangzhou

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How Judy Blume’s <em>Deenie</em> Helped Destigmatize Masturbation

How Judy Blume’s Deenie Helped Destigmatize Masturbation

Rachelle Bergstein on Self-Pleasure and Sex Education in Children's Literature

By Rachelle Bergstein | July 16, 2024

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

Justin St. Germain Considers the Blurry Borders Between Memory, Memoir and Myth

By Justin St. Germain | July 15, 2024

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