What the Fourth of July Reveals About the Unfulfilled Promise of America

What the Fourth of July Reveals About the Unfulfilled Promise of America

Theodore Johnson Considers the Ways Black Americans Commemorate Independence Day

By Theodore Johnson | October 28, 2024

A sex-work-positive reading list, inspired by <em>Anora </em>.

A sex-work-positive reading list, inspired by Anora .

By Brittany Allen | October 25, 2024

Consider the Shipwreck: Ten Books on Maritime Disasters and Ecological Collapse

Consider the Shipwreck: Ten Books on Maritime Disasters and Ecological Collapse

Eiren Caffall Recommends Herman Melville, Sebastian Junger, Diana Preston, and More

By Eiren Caffall | October 25, 2024

The Issues 2024: On America’s Uniquely Deadly Gun Problem

The Issues 2024: On America’s Uniquely Deadly Gun Problem

How Do We Redress the Violent Legacy of the Second Amendment?

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2024

10 Best Books on Guns in America

10 Best Books on Guns in America

Featuring Andrew C. McKevitt, Charles E. Cobb Jr, Gary Younge, and More

By Catherine Habgood | October 25, 2024

From Torpedo Bras to Whale Tails: A Brief History of Women’s Underwear

From Torpedo Bras to Whale Tails: A Brief History of Women’s Underwear

Nina Edwards Explores the Popular Reception of Thongs, Bras, Boy Shorts and Other Intimate Items

By Nina Edwards | October 24, 2024

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A Geological Time Bomb: Remembering the Night That Yellowstone Exploded

By Randall K. Wilson | October 24, 2024

Simple Yet Profound: On the Timelessness of Aesop’s Fables

By Robin Waterfield | October 24, 2024

“America’s Literary Giant.” On the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Vietnam

By Nguyễn Bình | October 23, 2024

How the British Monarchy Made Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day

How the British Monarchy Made Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day

Tom Parker Bowles Offers an Overview of Royal Culinary History, Along With a Recipe for Baked Eggs

By Tom Parker Bowles | October 23, 2024

How a Hidden Corner of the American West Became a Refuge For Outlaws

How a Hidden Corner of the American West Became a Refuge For Outlaws

Tom Clavin on Everyday Life Inside the Last Vestige of the “Wild West”

By Tom Clavin | October 22, 2024

Elif Shafak on the Power of Literature and Being a Writer in the “Age of Angst”

Elif Shafak on the Power of Literature and Being a Writer in the “Age of Angst”

“The literary mind cannot be isolationist.”

By Elif Shafak | October 22, 2024

Heavenly Paella: Exploring a Unique Monastic Culinary Culture in the Mountains of Catalonia

Heavenly Paella: Exploring a Unique Monastic Culinary Culture in the Mountains of Catalonia

Jody Eddy Visits The 12th-­Century Cistercian Monastery of Poblet

By Jody Eddy | October 21, 2024

Himilco, Hanno, Faxian... And Other Early World Explorers Who Should Be More Famous

Himilco, Hanno, Faxian... And Other Early World Explorers Who Should Be More Famous

Matthew Lockwood Shares the Stories of Early Travelers From Across the Globe

By Matthew Lockwood | October 21, 2024

Seven Essential Texts That Show the Human Side of Black Legal History

Seven Essential Texts That Show the Human Side of Black Legal History

Cundill Prize Finalist Dylan C. Penningroth Recommends Patricia J. Williams, Laura F. Edwards, Charles M. Payne and More

By Dylan C. Penningroth | October 21, 2024

The Original Eurotrip: How the Grand Tour Shaped Generations of 19th-Century Elites

The Original Eurotrip: How the Grand Tour Shaped Generations of 19th-Century Elites

Steve Burgess on a Beloved Traditional Pastime of the Young and Generationally Wealthy

By Steve Burgess | October 18, 2024

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