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Biographer discovers that Martin Luther King’s harshest criticism of Malcolm X was made up.

Biographer discovers that Martin Luther King’s harshest criticism of Malcolm X was made up.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2023

Who Was the Only Sitting President to Contribute to a Literary Journal?

Who Was the Only Sitting President to Contribute to a Literary Journal?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Poetic Aspirations of American Presidents

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 10, 2023

How Byron’s Flamboyant Life Shaped His Poetry

How Byron’s Flamboyant Life Shaped His Poetry

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 8, 2023

Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans on Tony Hsieh and Silicon Valley’s Happiness Myth

Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans on Tony Hsieh and Silicon Valley’s Happiness Myth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 5, 2023

How Horseback Riding Helped Barbara Stanwyck Rise Above Hollywood Misogyny

How Horseback Riding Helped Barbara Stanwyck Rise Above Hollywood Misogyny

“Her career as a rider is studded with falls, which she came to incorporate into her star persona as a wannabe stunt performer.”

By Catherine Russell | May 4, 2023

Shannon McKenna Schmidt on Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable Heroism During WWII

Shannon McKenna Schmidt on Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable Heroism During WWII

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 3, 2023

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How Spiritualism Influenced a Divisive But Brilliant Australian Novelist

How Spiritualism Influenced a Divisive But Brilliant Australian Novelist

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Pattie Boyd Talks Art, Fashion, and Beatlemania

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By The Literary Life | April 14, 2023

A Feminist Before Feminism: A Reading List in Honor of Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Boston

A Feminist Before Feminism: A Reading List in Honor of Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Boston

Emily Franklin Recommends Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, and More

By Emily Franklin | April 13, 2023

Cocktails in Honor of Two Literary Greats: Virginia Woolf and Zora Neale Hurston

Cocktails in Honor of Two Literary Greats: Virginia Woolf and Zora Neale Hurston

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How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

“My history with booze goes back to high school. Back then there was a lot of Benzedrine around...”

By Robert Greenfield | April 11, 2023

When the IRA Arrived in Brighton to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

When the IRA Arrived in Brighton to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

Patrick Magee Was Behind Enemy Lines. His Job Was to Assemble and Plant the Device.

By Rory Carroll | April 7, 2023

How Yayoi Kusama Transformed Her Terrors Into Art

How Yayoi Kusama Transformed Her Terrors Into Art

Will Gompertz on the Complex Life and Work of an Iconic Japanese Artist

By Will Gompertz | April 5, 2023

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