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From the Nightmares of the Third Reich to Elon Musk: 10 Nonfiction Books to Read in April

From the Nightmares of the Third Reich to Elon Musk: 10 Nonfiction Books to Read in April

Featuring Work by Faiz Siddiqui, Heather Christle, Ada Limón, and More

By Literary Hub | March 31, 2025

From Child Prodigy to King of the Court: How Luka Dončić Became a Basketball Icon

From Child Prodigy to King of the Court: How Luka Dončić Became a Basketball Icon

Tim MacMahon Chronicles the Early European Career of a Future NBA Legend

By Tim MacMahon | March 27, 2025

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Michael Meyer on an Overlooked Early Proponent of Reproductive Freedom in the United Kingdom

By Michael Meyer | March 14, 2025

What Kafka’s Hypochondria Reveals About His Literary and Personal Life

What Kafka’s Hypochondria Reveals About His Literary and Personal Life

Will Rees on the Shared Characteristics Between Health Anxiety and the Writer’s Calling

By Will Rees | March 12, 2025

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

Megan Volpert on the Lyrical and Creative Strategies of the Canadian Singer-Songwriter

By Megan Volpert | March 10, 2025

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Vanda Krefft Offers Some Tips to Help Those Who Are Struggling To Find Primary Sources

By Vanda Krefft | March 10, 2025

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“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

By Spencer Reece | March 6, 2025

Dear Jimi Hendrix: A Letter, in Gratitude, From Jeffery Renard Allen

By Jeffery Renard Allen | March 5, 2025

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2025

The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

Michael Hiltzik on the Early Career of the Actor-Cum-Politician Who Changed America

By Michael Hiltzik | February 26, 2025

How Little Richard Brought Black and Queer Culture to American Airwaves

How Little Richard Brought Black and Queer Culture to American Airwaves

Jon Savage on the Emergence of a New and Revolutionary Form of Rock and Roll in the 1950s

By Jon Savage | February 21, 2025

Remembering David Ruggles, the radical abolitionist who opened the first Black-owned bookstore.

Remembering David Ruggles, the radical abolitionist who opened the first Black-owned bookstore.

A Black History month reflection.

By Brittany Allen | February 18, 2025

What Robert Frost’s Philosophy of the Human Spirit Says About His Artistic Ethos

What Robert Frost’s Philosophy of the Human Spirit Says About His Artistic Ethos

Adam Plunkett on the Poet’s Key Intellectual and Literary Influences

By Adam Plunkett | February 18, 2025

An American Faerie Queene: The Uncertain Lives of Nathaniel and Una Hawthorne

An American Faerie Queene: The Uncertain Lives of Nathaniel and Una Hawthorne

Megan Marshall on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Family, Edmund Spenser, and Biographical Lies

By Megan Marshall | February 12, 2025

“This Will Be Fun.” On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer

“This Will Be Fun.” On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer

Paul Morton Considers the Artist Who Took “Aim at the Radical Middle”

By Paul Morton | February 7, 2025

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

Move over, Moneypenny. The first spies were nerds.

By Brittany Allen | February 6, 2025

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