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On the Art and Writing of the 1980s (And Against the 90s)

On the Art and Writing of the 1980s (And Against the 90s)

Dale Peck Considers a Decade and Its Fractured Antirealisms

By Dale Peck | May 23, 2016

The Library the Gold Rush Built

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The 161 year old history of The Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco

By Daniela Blei | May 23, 2016

Emerging from the Ruins of An American Dynasty

Emerging from the Ruins of An American Dynasty

How Frances Stroh Survived the Downfall of the Family Beer Empire

By Frances Stroh | May 20, 2016

History Never Ends, It Just Gets Retold

History Never Ends, It Just Gets Retold

Janice P. Nimura On Meeting the Descendants of Her Subjects

By Janice P. Nimura | May 17, 2016

The Dimunition of Women Writers: An American Tradition

The Dimunition of Women Writers: An American Tradition

On Constance Fennimore Woolson, a Truly Great 19th-Century Novelist

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Jay to Bee: Janet Frame's Letters to William Theophilus Brown

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