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Jane Eyre’s Watercolors, Lily Briscoe’s Paintings, and The Problem With Writing About Art

Jane Eyre’s Watercolors, Lily Briscoe’s Paintings, and The Problem With Writing About Art

Rebecca Birrell on Writing About Amateur Female Artists

By Rebecca Birrell | October 27, 2026

Who Chooses the Poems For the New York City Subway?

Who Chooses the Poems For the New York City Subway?

Meet the Minds Behind Poetry in Motion

By James Folta | October 27, 2026

Mr. Prufrock Picks Peaches: On Finding the Poetry in Every Kitchen

Mr. Prufrock Picks Peaches: On Finding the Poetry in Every Kitchen

Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein Adapt Popular Poems to Everyday Domestic Concerns

By Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein | October 27, 2026

A Day in the Life of a Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex

A Day in the Life of a Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex

Riley Black Explores the Softer Side of Paleontology's Most Feared Predator

By Riley Black | October 27, 2026

Fake News, Far-Right Propaganda, Exaggerated Crowd Sizes, a Squabbling Left...Welcome to 1930s Berlin!

Fake News, Far-Right Propaganda, Exaggerated Crowd Sizes, a Squabbling Left...Welcome to 1930s Berlin!

Victor Sebestyen on the Political Landscape That Preceded the Nazi Takeover of Germany

By Victor Sebestyen | October 27, 2026

How Poetry Can Explain the Role of Music in Medieval Literature

How Poetry Can Explain the Role of Music in Medieval Literature

Graeme Lawson on Heliand, Beowulf and the Development of Musical Notation

By Graeme Lawson | October 27, 2026

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By Enda O'Doherty | October 27, 2026

Hidden In Plain Sight: What It Meant to Unearth My Father's Decades-Old FBI File

By Aimee Liu | October 26, 2026

Maria Edgeworth: Early 19th-Century Celebrity Novelist and... Key Contributor to the Birth of Classical Economics?

By Jeanna Smialek | October 26, 2026

How Joe Biden and the National Democratic Party Paved the Way For American Fascism

How Joe Biden and the National Democratic Party Paved the Way For American Fascism

Jennifer Welch on the Lasting Impact of the Biden Administration’s Shameful Inaction Post-January 6

By Jennifer Welch | October 26, 2026

This Week in Literary History: The First Ballpoint Pen is Sold in New York City

This Week in Literary History: The First Ballpoint Pen is Sold in New York City

Where “thousands of people all but trampled each other to spend $12.50 each for a new fountain pen.”

By Literary Hub | October 26, 2026

The Story Behind Edward Hopper’s Iconic Painting, “Nighthawks”

The Story Behind Edward Hopper’s Iconic Painting, “Nighthawks”

Louis Shadwick on Hopper’s Most Famous Work

By Louis Shadwick | October 26, 2026

Are Boy Bands the Cure for the Male Loneliness Epidemic?

Are Boy Bands the Cure for the Male Loneliness Epidemic?

G’Ra Asim on How His Black-Fronted Boy Band Helped Heal a Broken Heart

By G'ra Asim | October 26, 2026

Can Creative Hobbies Actually Change the World?

Can Creative Hobbies Actually Change the World?

Bonnie Smith Whitehouse on How Creative Pursuits Can Be Dress Rehearsals for Democracy

By Bonnie Smith Whitehouse | October 26, 2026

Here’s the winner of the 2026 Cundill History Prize.

Here’s the winner of the 2026 Cundill History Prize.

By Literary Hub | October 23, 2026

What It Was Like to See Nina Simone at the Village Gate, c. 1961

What It Was Like to See Nina Simone at the Village Gate, c. 1961

Soyica Diggs Colbert on the Ways Black Freedom Movements Influenced the Singer’s Repertoire

By Soyica Diggs Colbert | October 23, 2026

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