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Why Are Women’s Biographies Often Told From a Man’s Point of View?

Why Are Women’s Biographies Often Told From a Man’s Point of View?

Sarah Fritz on Writing About the Composer Clara Schumann

By Sarah Fritz | October 29, 2026

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

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

Jeanna Smialek on the Overlooked History of Regency England's Female Intellectuals

By Jeanna Smialek | 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

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

Tracy Daugherty on the Student Days of the Now Iconic American Writer

By Tracy Daugherty | October 20, 2026

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

Rory Loughnane on the American Poet’s Contributions to the Study of the Bard’s Early Life

By Rory Loughnane | October 20, 2026

The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective

The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective

Lindsey Fitzharris on the Observational Genius of Professor Joe Bell

By Lindsey Fitzharris | October 20, 2026

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By Emily Lordi | October 8, 2026

On the Life-and-Death Cycles at the Heart of Sylvia Plath’s Work

On the Life-and-Death Cycles at the Heart of Sylvia Plath’s Work

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By Kelly Marie Coyne | October 7, 2026

How Feminist Activist Robin Morgan Helped Preserve the Legacy of Sylvia Plath

How Feminist Activist Robin Morgan Helped Preserve the Legacy of Sylvia Plath

Emily Van Duyne Remembers the Organizer and Writer

By Emily Van Duyne | October 5, 2026

Remembering Grazia Deledda, the Sardinian Nobel Prize-Winner We Should All Be Reading

Remembering Grazia Deledda, the Sardinian Nobel Prize-Winner We Should All Be Reading

Jeff Biggers on the Legacy of a Little-Known Writer on the 100th Anniversary of Her Prize

By Jeff Biggers | September 25, 2026

Remembering Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star

Remembering Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star

“Wong provides us with a road map of how to forge ahead even under the most difficult of circumstances.”

By Shirley Jennifer Lim | September 17, 2026

The Movie Star and the Mountain: On Robert Redford’s Sundance Origin Story

The Movie Star and the Mountain: On Robert Redford’s Sundance Origin Story

David Gessner Remembers the Star and Conservationist, a Year After His Death

By David Gessner | September 16, 2026

Behind One the Greatest Post-Punk Songs Ever Recorded

Behind One the Greatest Post-Punk Songs Ever Recorded

Kevin Dettmar on Joy Division, Ian Curtis, and the Tragic Background of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

By Kevin Dettmar | September 14, 2026

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