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From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion

From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion

Brooke Kroeger Traces the Rise of Journalism's Star Female Reporters

By Brooke Kroeger | May 25, 2023

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

Because Novels Are Just Made-Up

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2023

Simon Sebag Montefiore on Ancient Star Wars, Pierced Penises, and Steam Baths

Simon Sebag Montefiore on Ancient Star Wars, Pierced Penises, and Steam Baths

The Author of The World Explores the Lives of Roman and Mesoamerican Dynasties

By Simon Sebag Montefiore | May 24, 2023

On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

Emily Harding Can't Separate the Independent Streak from the Austen Worldview

By Emily Harding | May 24, 2023

On Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Contradictions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

On Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Contradictions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

“Too much fear can paralyze the bureaucracy.”

By Chun Han Wong | May 24, 2023

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits <em>Girl, Interrupted</em> 30 Years After Its Publication

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits Girl, Interrupted 30 Years After Its Publication

“There was enough blank space in it for people to insert themselves.”

By Susanna Kaysen | May 23, 2023

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Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

By Naoíse Mac Sweeney | May 23, 2023

When One of the World’s Largest Flying Machines Crashed in a French Field

By S. C. Gwynne | May 22, 2023

Arati Kumar-Rao on the Shifting Embrace of the Ganga River

By Emergence Magazine | May 22, 2023

Anne Elizabeth Moore on Finding Minor Moments That Build a Picture of the World

Anne Elizabeth Moore on Finding Minor Moments That Build a Picture of the World

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 22, 2023

Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

Matthew Shindell on Our Shifting Relationship With the Red Planet

By Matthew Shindell | May 18, 2023

The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

Katie Spalding Regrets To Inform You That The Sherlock Author Made an Elementary Mistake

By Katie Spalding | May 18, 2023

Anne Berest’s Best Story Came From Deep in Her Family’s Past

Anne Berest’s Best Story Came From Deep in Her Family’s Past

“Every life is a novel for those who are curious enough.”

By Literary Hub | May 17, 2023

Beyond Metaphor: Inside the First Month of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Beyond Metaphor: Inside the First Month of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Serhiy Zhadan Records the Emergence of a New Reality in Kharkiv

By Serhiy Zhadan, Reilly Costigan‑Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler | May 17, 2023

David Fleming: Did Thomas Jefferson Steal the Words of the Declaration of Independence from Irish and Scottish Migrants to North Carolina?

David Fleming: Did Thomas Jefferson Steal the Words of the Declaration of Independence from Irish and Scottish Migrants to North Carolina?

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 17, 2023

Stephen Vladeck on how the Supreme Court is Using Stealth Rulings to Undermine the American Republic

Stephen Vladeck on how the Supreme Court is Using Stealth Rulings to Undermine the American Republic

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 17, 2023

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