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This interactive atlas captures more than a thousand literary journeys.

This interactive atlas captures more than a thousand literary journeys.

By Brittany Allen | August 11, 2026

It’s Ok to Judge a Book By Its Cover (It’s Impossible Not To)

It’s Ok to Judge a Book By Its Cover (It’s Impossible Not To)

Ed Simon on the History of Book Cover Trends

By Ed Simon | August 7, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

Featuring Books by Dave Zirin, Claudia Rankine, Kathryn Jezer-Morton, and More

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2026

The Student Activists Campaigning For Public Education in Chile

The Student Activists Campaigning For Public Education in Chile

Meaghan Beatley on Chilean Student Politics

By Meaghan Beatley | August 4, 2026

Tracy Borman Recommends Books To Make You Fall In Love With the Tudors

Tracy Borman Recommends Books To Make You Fall In Love With the Tudors

Featuring Writing by C.J. Sansom, Hilary Mantel, Stephen Alford and More

By Tracy Borman | August 4, 2026

This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

Toil and Trouble

By Literary Hub | August 3, 2026

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How Christian Europe Learned to Fear the Forest—and the Beasts Within

By Cal Flyn | July 30, 2026

Preventing WWIII in Europe’s
New Cold War

By Hannah Lucinda Smith | July 30, 2026

What Is the Difference Between Exile and Exiles?

By Roger Celestin | July 30, 2026

One Man’s Crazy Scheme to Create a New County in Northern Ireland

One Man’s Crazy Scheme to Create a New County in Northern Ireland

Jan Carson on Tethering the Fantastical to the Factual

By Jan Carson | July 30, 2026

Fish Bad, Sugar Good... And Other Medieval Ideas About Food

Fish Bad, Sugar Good... And Other Medieval Ideas About Food

Katherine Harvey on Healthy Living in the Middle Ages

By Katherine Harvey | July 29, 2026

Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

Imogen Willetts Explores Our Long History of Nocturnal Fun-Seeking

By Imogen Willetts | July 29, 2026

The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife

The Sea Otter and the Abalone: On the Intertwined Fates of California’s Wildlife

Joseph Ogilvy Explores the Impact of Colonization, Trade and Westward Expansion on the Environment

By Joseph Ogilvy | July 29, 2026

What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country

What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country

Emilee Hackney Considers Family History Alongside the Rise and Fall of the Coal Industry

By Emilee Hackney | July 29, 2026

On the Populist Parallels Between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

On the Populist Parallels Between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

Inside the 2016 Election, From Bernie Sanders’s Chief Strategist

By Tad Devine | July 28, 2026

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Blue House in Coyoacán Was a Refuge for Leon Trotsky... Until It Wasn‘t

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Blue House in Coyoacán Was a Refuge for Leon Trotsky... Until It Wasn‘t

H. Keith Melton and Nigel West on Trotsky and Kahlo‘s Simmering Affair Amidst Political Turmoil

By H. Keith Melton and Nigel West | July 28, 2026

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