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A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell’s Curiously Skilled Abortions

By Jennifer Wright | March 1, 2023

Pinning Down the Cagey Emotions of Poet Amy Clampitt

Pinning Down the Cagey Emotions of Poet Amy Clampitt

Willard Spiegelman on the Mysteries of Biography in the Poetic Realm

By Willard Spiegelman | February 28, 2023

How Bob Dylan Became a Counterculture Icon

How Bob Dylan Became a Counterculture Icon

Aaron J. Leonard on the Political Education of One of America’s Finest Folk Musicians

By Aaron J. Leonard | February 27, 2023

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made <em>Jaws</em>... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made Jaws... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

Recounting a Chaotic Production (and Mutinous Crew) in Martha’s Vineyard

By Michael Schulman | February 24, 2023

James Stewart Talks Redstone Family Drama and Boardroom Backstabbing

James Stewart Talks Redstone Family Drama and Boardroom Backstabbing

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | February 23, 2023

An Explorer Frozen in Time and a Map for the Mess of Life

An Explorer Frozen in Time and a Map for the Mess of Life

Reid Mitenbuler on the Drive to Wanderlust and the Neuroticism of the Present

By reidmitenbuler | February 23, 2023

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The Battle for the Black Soul: On the Poetic Embodiment of the Black Preacher

By Gregory Pardlo | February 21, 2023

Lynn Cullen on the Woman Who Pioneered the Polio Vaccine and Changed the World

By Keen On | February 17, 2023

How Two Jewish Kids in 1930s Cleveland Altered the Course of American Pop Culture

By Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler | February 16, 2023

How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States

How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States

Edward Achorn on the Miraculous Nomination of an Illinois Lawyer

By Edward Achorn | February 16, 2023

How to Love a Writer: On the Care and Feeding of a Creative Marriage

How to Love a Writer: On the Care and Feeding of a Creative Marriage

Jess deCourcy Hinds Wonders How Literary Couples Make It Work

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | February 14, 2023

How Huey P. Newton’s Early Intellectual Life Led Him To Activism

How Huey P. Newton’s Early Intellectual Life Led Him To Activism

Mark Whitaker on the Making of a Modern American Revolutionary

By Mark Whitaker | February 13, 2023

The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s <em>The Bell Jar</em> at 60

The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar at 60

Heather Clark on One of the Defining Novels of the 20th Century

By Heather Clark | February 9, 2023

<em>The Lives of the Wives</em>: Carmela Ciuraru on Marriage, Writing, and Equity

The Lives of the Wives: Carmela Ciuraru on Marriage, Writing, and Equity

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 9, 2023

An Unequal Partnership: On the Marriage of Kingsley Amis and Jane Howard

An Unequal Partnership: On the Marriage of Kingsley Amis and Jane Howard

Carmela Ciuraru Explores What Literary Wives Are Forced to Sacrifice for Their Husbands' Success

By Carmela Ciuraru | February 8, 2023

You, too, can own one of Larry McMurtry’s beloved typewriters!

You, too, can own one of Larry McMurtry’s beloved typewriters!

By Jonny Diamond | February 7, 2023

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