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So Who <em>Was</em> Jack the Ripper?

So Who Was Jack the Ripper?

Otto Penzler on the Most Famous Serial Killer of Them All

By Otto Penzler | October 4, 2016

Finding a Forgotten Book On Surviving the Holocaust

Finding a Forgotten Book On Surviving the Holocaust

P.N. Singer on rescuing his grandfather's book from oblivion

By P.N. Singer | September 30, 2016

When Young Rilke Moved to the Big City and Met Rodin

When Young Rilke Moved to the Big City and Met Rodin

A 26-Year-Old Poet Alive to the Sights of Paris

By Rachel Corbett | September 23, 2016

The Case for White Curiosity

The Case for White Curiosity

Interrogating the Devastating Legacy of White Supremacy in America

By Patrick Phillips | September 22, 2016

The History (and Present) of Banning Books in America

The History (and Present) of Banning Books in America

On the Ongoing Fight Against the Censorship of Ideas

By Amy Brady | September 22, 2016

Fascist, Communist, Writer, Duchess... The Legend of the Mitford Sisters

Fascist, Communist, Writer, Duchess... The Legend of the Mitford Sisters

How a One-of-a-Kind Family Captured a Nation's Imagination

By Laura Thompson | September 21, 2016

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On the Barbizon Hotel, and the Women Writers Who Lived There

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Where “Small-Town” Girls Tried to Make it in Manhattan

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When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

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My Grandfather, the French Resistance Fighter

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