Watch Tony Kushner perform William Faulkner’s Nobel acceptance speech.

Watch Tony Kushner perform William Faulkner’s Nobel acceptance speech.

By Walker Caplan | November 8, 2021

Read Robert Frost’s first published poem, written when he was 18.

Read Robert Frost’s first published poem, written when he was 18.

By Walker Caplan | November 8, 2021

Diane Wilson on Being a Good Relative to the Land

Diane Wilson on Being a Good Relative to the Land

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | November 8, 2021

“I Am Disgusted with Things as They Are.” Ralph Ellison on the Injustice and Poverty of 1937 New York

“I Am Disgusted with Things as They Are.” Ralph Ellison on the Injustice and Poverty of 1937 New York

In a Letter to His Mother, the Author of Invisible Man Describes His Life in Harlem

By Shaun Usher | November 5, 2021

What Created the American Crisis of Subminimum Pay?

What Created the American Crisis of Subminimum Pay?

Saru Jayaraman on the System's Roots in Slavery

By Saru Jayaraman | November 5, 2021

Patrick Dean on the Daring First Ascent of Denali

Patrick Dean on the Daring First Ascent of Denali

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | November 5, 2021

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How Cheap Postal Rates for Books and Nonprofits Contributed to American Democracy

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Omar Mouallem on the Unknown History of Islam Across the Americas

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Ben Wilson on the Invention of the City

By Keen On | November 5, 2021

On Unjustly Forgotten American Abstract Artist Alice Trumbull Mason

On Unjustly Forgotten American Abstract Artist Alice Trumbull Mason

Meghan Forbes: What the Letters Reveal About the Artist

By Meghan Forbes | November 4, 2021

Ha Jin on the Importance of Writing Lasting Literature

Ha Jin on the Importance of Writing Lasting Literature

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 4, 2021

“Was It I Who Came Back Home?” On the Return of Catherine Dior and Other Survivors of Ravensbrück

“Was It I Who Came Back Home?” On the Return of Catherine Dior and Other Survivors of Ravensbrück

Justine Picardie on a Homecoming Freighted with Suffering

By Justine Picardie | November 4, 2021

The Lives of Dangerous Books: On the Explosive Rise of Literacy in Tudor England

The Lives of Dangerous Books: On the Explosive Rise of Literacy in Tudor England

Amy Licence Looks at the History of the Printing Industry

By Amy Licence | November 4, 2021

Jessica Nordell on What We Don’t Realize About Unconscious Bias

Jessica Nordell on What We Don’t Realize About Unconscious Bias

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | November 4, 2021

Walt Whitman’s letter to a female admirer is the nicest romantic rejection in history.

Walt Whitman’s letter to a female admirer is the nicest romantic rejection in history.

By Walker Caplan | November 3, 2021

The Helpful—and Harmful—Consequences of Aesop’s Animal Depictions

The Helpful—and Harmful—Consequences of Aesop’s Animal Depictions

Jo Wimpenny on Easy Stereotypes With Lasting Effects

By Jo Wimpenny | November 3, 2021

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