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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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A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

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Want to win Leonard Cohen's "magic writing cap?"

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How an Obscure German Noblewoman Influenced the Way Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary

By Ruth Franklin | January 29, 2025

Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

Deborah Williams on Undine Spragg, Miranda July, and “Women of a Certain Age”

By Deborah Williams | January 24, 2025

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

Constance Roisin on the Author’s Construction of Herself in Fiction and in Life

By Constance Roisin | January 24, 2025

“I Immediately Began to Weep.” How “Both Sides Now” Made Joni Mitchell a Superstar

“I Immediately Began to Weep.” How “Both Sides Now” Made Joni Mitchell a Superstar

Henry Alford Recalls the Discovery and Debut of an Iconic Singer-Songwriter

By Henry Alford | January 21, 2025

Chasing Mystery Through Fiction: <br>On the Life and Literary Career of Mavis Gallant

Chasing Mystery Through Fiction:
On the Life and Literary Career of Mavis Gallant

Garth Risk Hallberg Remembers a Master of the Short Form

By Garth Risk Hallberg | January 20, 2025

On the immortality of David Lynch.

On the immortality of David Lynch.

Remembering the late director's weirdest worlds.

By Brittany Allen | January 17, 2025

You can now find Jhumpa Lahiri's first drafts at the New York Public Library.

You can now find Jhumpa Lahiri's first drafts at the New York Public Library.

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2025

How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America

How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America

Mary Frances Phillips on John Huggins, Angela Y. Davis, and the Complex History of an Oft-Misunderstood Political Movement

By Mary Frances Phillips | January 10, 2025

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