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How Howard Zinn’s Hard Lessons in WWII Shaped His View of the World

How Howard Zinn’s Hard Lessons in WWII Shaped His View of the World

Dave Zirin on the Political Awakening of One of America’s Great Historians

By Dave Zirin | August 12, 2026

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

Thomas Meyer Takes a Look at the Famed Intellectual’s Examination of an Ancient Hatred

By Thomas Meyer | August 12, 2026

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

Sam Roberts Offers His Perspective on Writing About the Almost-Dead

By Sam Roberts | August 11, 2026

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even Catcher in the Rye

Jasper Craven Explores the Role of War in Influencing American Literary Masculinity

By Jasper Craven | August 10, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

Featuring Books by Dave Zirin, Claudia Rankine, Kathryn Jezer-Morton, and More

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2026

How Harlem and Jamaica Inspired the Music of Harry Belafonte

How Harlem and Jamaica Inspired the Music of Harry Belafonte

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro on the Artistic Influence of Black Diasporic Life, From New York to the Caribbean

By Joshua Jelly-Schapiro | August 5, 2026

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A Dialogue With the Facts: On Writing Literary Biography in a Post-Truth Age

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Fiona Sampson Explores the Ways We Can Blend Reality With Fictionalization

By Fiona Sampson | July 20, 2026

Who, Exactly, Were All Those Girls in Renoir’s Paintings?

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Catherine Ostler on the True Stories Behind the Art

By Catherine Ostler | July 17, 2026

What Writing About Bobby Kennedy Taught Me About Male Power

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Carson Markland on Control, Roe v. Wade, and the Slipperiness of Biography

By Carson Markland | July 17, 2026

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

Heather Hansman on the Important Stories That Don’t Always Get Told

By Heather Hansman | July 15, 2026

A new Mary Oliver documentary captures the poet’s wild and precious life.

A new Mary Oliver documentary captures the poet’s wild and precious life.

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2026

Restoring the Voice of Kathy Leissner Whitman, the Texas Tower Sniper’s First Victim

Restoring the Voice of Kathy Leissner Whitman, the Texas Tower Sniper’s First Victim

Jo Scott-Coe on Hierarchies of Victimization and the Stories That Go Missing in the Wake of Tragedy

By Jo Scott-Coe | July 10, 2026

Remembering Tom Stoppard: <br>A Night at the Theater

Remembering Tom Stoppard:
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Morgan Entrekin on the Small Kindnesses of a Literary Giant

By Morgan Entrekin | July 9, 2026

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