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Why Is Samuel Adams the Forgotten Founding Father?

Why Is Samuel Adams the Forgotten Founding Father?

Stacy Schiff In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | December 1, 2022

Amusing, Disturbing, Delightful: Celebrating Jean Stafford

Amusing, Disturbing, Delightful: Celebrating Jean Stafford

Mary Gordon on an Under-Appreciated Author

By Mary Gordon | November 30, 2022

When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius

When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius

Bob Blaisdell in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 29, 2022

Tracing Bong Joon Ho’s Rise to Fame, from Secret Government Blacklist to Making Oscars History

Tracing Bong Joon Ho’s Rise to Fame, from Secret Government Blacklist to Making Oscars History

Karen Han on the Films That Made a (Cheeky) Star

By Karen Han | November 28, 2022

Paul Lafargue on the Spectacle of Victor Hugo’s Funeral

Paul Lafargue on the Spectacle of Victor Hugo’s Funeral

“The most magnificent funeral of the century.”

By Paul Lafargue | November 28, 2022

How Virginia Woolf Shunned—and Then Embraced—T.S. Eliot

How Virginia Woolf Shunned—and Then Embraced—T.S. Eliot

Lyndall Gordon on the Rocky Beginnings of a Literary Friendship

By Lyndall Gordon | November 23, 2022

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Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

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How Jane Austen Almost Walked Away From Writing

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Anna Beer Ponders the Possible Loss of a Literary Icon

By Anna Beer | November 18, 2022

“Polluters Will Be Looked Upon as Swine.” On Kurt Vonnegut’s Environmental Activism

“Polluters Will Be Looked Upon as Swine.” On Kurt Vonnegut’s Environmental Activism

Christina Jarvis on the Literary Icon’s Advocacy for Planetary Citizenship

By Christina Jarvis | November 17, 2022

On Chuck Berry’s Early Literary Influences

On Chuck Berry’s Early Literary Influences

RJ Smith Recounts the Father of Rock and Roll's Childhood Occupation with Greatness

By RJ Smith | November 16, 2022

How Living in Naples Changed Shirley Hazzard’s Life

How Living in Naples Changed Shirley Hazzard’s Life

“If you come to live there, come to know it, you will live in other times.”

By Brigitta Olubas | November 15, 2022

“Maybe Broccoli Doesn’t Like You Either” (Lot 151) On the Allure of Joan Didion’s Objects

“Maybe Broccoli Doesn’t Like You Either” (Lot 151) On the Allure of Joan Didion’s Objects

Mary Kate Frank Wonders at the Power We Give to Things

By Mary Kate Frank | November 15, 2022

Remembering Kenward Elmslie and Lucia Berlin through Their Postcards to Each Other

Remembering Kenward Elmslie and Lucia Berlin through Their Postcards to Each Other

Chip Livingston on a Unique Correspondence

By Chip Livingston | November 14, 2022

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Became Superstars On and Off the Field

Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on the Making of Soccer's Greatest Rivalry

By Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg | November 11, 2022

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