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Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Because Facts Still Matter

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

Liana Finck Remembers the Innovative Work of the Iconic “New Yorker” Cartoonist

By Liana Finck | December 18, 2024

The Art of Watching and the Art of Being Watched: On Sophie Calle’s <em>The Sleepers</em>

The Art of Watching and the Art of Being Watched: On Sophie Calle’s The Sleepers

Karla Kelsey Considers Questions of Gender, Agency and Freedom on Both Sides of the Photographer’s Lens

By Karla Kelsey | December 16, 2024

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

“Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.”

By Derek Mong | December 13, 2024

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

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Pilgrimage: Beowulf Sheehan on Author Photos and the Search for Home

By Beowulf Sheehan | December 6, 2024

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

By Glenn Adamson | December 6, 2024

A Century of Restlessness: What It Means To Be A New Yorker Cartoonist

By Michael Maslin | November 21, 2024

Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

The Author of “Yoke and Feather” Explores Biblical Stories, Desire, and a Painting by Velázquez

By Jessie Van Eerden | November 20, 2024

How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage

How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage

Richard Schoch on “Sunday in the Park with George” and the Intersection of Visual Art and Musical Theater

By Richard Schoch | November 19, 2024

Still Fighting For Liberty and Justice For All: A Visual History of Black America

Still Fighting For Liberty and Justice For All: A Visual History of Black America

LaGarrett King on the Invaluable Contributions of Black Revolutionaries to America’s Founding

By LaGarrett King | November 18, 2024

A Gesture Larger Than Death: On Bill T. Jones’s AIDS Elegy “Still/Here” at 30

A Gesture Larger Than Death: On Bill T. Jones’s AIDS Elegy “Still/Here” at 30

Jen Benka Considers Art in the Face of Cataclysm

By Jen Benka | November 13, 2024

But Can It Change Anything? What Artists and Social Movements Can Learn From Each Other

But Can It Change Anything? What Artists and Social Movements Can Learn From Each Other

Amber Massie-Blomfield Explores the Intersection of Art and Activism in the Contemporary Era

By Amber Massie-Blomfield | November 7, 2024

An Eye On the Court: Chronicling 40 Years of NBA Photography

An Eye On the Court: Chronicling 40 Years of NBA Photography

Dave McMenamin on Nathaniel S. Butler’s Pioneering Work Capturing Some of Professional Basketball’s Greatest Moments

By Dave McMenamin | November 5, 2024

How a Young Michael Stipe Found Creative Camaraderie in Art School

How a Young Michael Stipe Found Creative Camaraderie in Art School

Peter Ames Carlin on the R.E.M. Frontman’s Days Studying Painting, Drawing and Photography at the University of Georgia

By Peter Ames Carlin | November 5, 2024

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