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The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

Katie Spalding Regrets To Inform You That The Sherlock Author Made an Elementary Mistake

By Katie Spalding | May 18, 2023

On the Black and White Paroxysms of Augustine Gleizes, Celebrity Patient

On the Black and White Paroxysms of Augustine Gleizes, Celebrity Patient

Emily Wells Considers Chronic Illness, Femininity, and the Male Medical Gaze

By Emily Wells | May 16, 2023

Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory

Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory

Elizabeth Winkler Argues the Mystery Behind the God of Iambic Thunder Is Part of the Thrill

By Elizabeth Winkler | May 15, 2023

Why is Serious Nonfiction in the US Taken More Seriously Than in the UK?

Why is Serious Nonfiction in the US Taken More Seriously Than in the UK?

Sam Leith Has Some Serious Ideas

By Sam Leith | May 12, 2023

The Power of the Unsaid: John N. Maclean on Ernest Hemingway’s <em>Big Two-Hearted River</em>

The Power of the Unsaid: John N. Maclean on Ernest Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River

“The burned landscape and the desolate swamp in that case could stand for a writer’s creative unconscious.”

By John N. Maclean | May 11, 2023

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

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

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How Byron’s Flamboyant Life Shaped His Poetry

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

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

David Grann: Diving Into History, the Trials of a Sea Voyage, and Sailing the Gulf of Pain

David Grann: Diving Into History, the Trials of a Sea Voyage, and Sailing the Gulf of Pain

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life

By The Literary Life | April 28, 2023

In <em>Judy Blume Forever,</em> Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

In Judy Blume Forever, Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

A New Documentary Highlights Blume's Unique Connection to Generations of Readers

By Kavita Das | April 17, 2023

What Hemingway Means in the 21st Century

What Hemingway Means in the 21st Century

David Barnes on the Masculinity and Baggage of Ernest Hemingway at 100 Years

By David Barnes | April 17, 2023

How Spiritualism Influenced a Divisive But Brilliant Australian Novelist

How Spiritualism Influenced a Divisive But Brilliant Australian Novelist

Cameron Hurst on Contacting the Spirit of Henry Handel Richardson

By Cameron Hurst | April 17, 2023

Pattie Boyd Talks Art, Fashion, and Beatlemania

Pattie Boyd Talks Art, Fashion, and Beatlemania

The Author of My Life in Pictures Talks to Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life

By The Literary Life | April 14, 2023

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