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The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. on His Son's Legacy

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. on His Son's Legacy

"M.L. had chosen to do was unquestionably right."

By The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. | January 16, 2017

Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

Classic Literary Obituaries, From Virginia Woolf to Marcel Proust

"There is no evidence of foul play."

By Emily Temple | January 13, 2017

A Long-Ago Christmas in the Most Remote Place on Earth

A Long-Ago Christmas in the Most Remote Place on Earth

How a Group of 20th Century Arctic Explorers Celebrated the Holidays

By David Welky | December 20, 2016

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

The Good, the Fake, and the Ugly

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

John Edgar Wideman: Making Sense of American Darkness

John Edgar Wideman: Making Sense of American Darkness

Searching for Truth, Justice, and the Louis Till File

By John Edgar Wideman | November 22, 2016

Finding Love at the End of History

Finding Love at the End of History

On the Chance Meeting of Two Children of Holocaust Survivors

By Leah Kaminsky | November 17, 2016

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In Search of the Real Woman Who Lived on the Island of the Blue Dolphins

By Veronica Hackethal | November 16, 2016

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

By Emily Temple | November 3, 2016

For Better or Worse, How Mississippi Remembers Emmett Till

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2016

The Rise of the Cities of the Dead

The Rise of the Cities of the Dead

From Churchyards to Cemeteries, Where the Dead Live

By Colin Dickey | October 31, 2016

The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

On Magic Tubes, Fecund Potions, and Making Feet for Baby Stockings

By Therese Oneill | October 27, 2016

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

From Cait Murphy's History of American Sports in 100 Objects

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2016

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

“Only a damn fool would have done a thing like that.”

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

On Eastern Europe's Love/Hate Relationship with a Great American Playwright

By Dimiter Kenarov | October 24, 2016

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Derek Palacio Shares Early Correspondence with his wife, Claire Vaye Watkins

By Derek Palacio | October 17, 2016

The Publishing Gamble That Changed America

The Publishing Gamble That Changed America

The Late Barney Rosset on Fighting for Lady Chatterley's Lover

By Barney Rosset | October 13, 2016

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