Why 1997 Was a Pivotal Year in the Life of George Michael

Why 1997 Was a Pivotal Year in the Life of George Michael

Princess Diana’s Death, Ellen, and the Fear of Coming Out

By James Gavin | June 29, 2022

The Unnoticed Generation: How Russian Writers in Paris Grappled With the Complexities of Life Between the Wars

The Unnoticed Generation: How Russian Writers in Paris Grappled With the Complexities of Life Between the Wars

Bryan Karetnyk on Translating the Work of Yuri Felsen

By Bryan Karetnyk | June 27, 2022

How One of America’s Most Influential Black Writers Befriended a Pioneering American Aviator

How One of America’s Most Influential Black Writers Befriended a Pioneering American Aviator

Gene Andrew Jarrett on the Unexpected Friendship of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Orville Wright

By Gene Andrew Jarrett | June 27, 2022

The Early Life of the Renowned Leader of the Lakotas, Sitting Bull

The Early Life of the Renowned Leader of the Lakotas, Sitting Bull

Mark Lee Gardner on Sitting Bull's Transformation into a Young Peacemaker

By Mark Lee Gardner | June 24, 2022

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

“He was able to show us the how ‘grand’ history seeps into the soul of the individual, at times bursting forth from within.”

By David Grossman | June 23, 2022

“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

Tilar J. Mazzeo on Galeazzo Ciano and His Wife (and Mussolini’s Daughter) Edda

By Tilar J. Mazzeo | June 21, 2022

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On Civil Rights Activist Curtis Graves' Groundbreaking Electoral Campaign

By Nick Seabrook | June 16, 2022

What Sally Mann’s Work Says About Art and Motherhood

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How Eudora Welty Captured 1930s New York City on Film

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How Peter Higgs Came to Abhor of Nuclear Weapons—and Find Hope in Particle Physics

How Peter Higgs Came to Abhor of Nuclear Weapons—and Find Hope in Particle Physics

Frank Close on the Early Scientific Education of the Man Who Discovered the Higgs Boson

By Frank Close | June 15, 2022

“Every night we hear the coyotes howl.” Read Letters from Ernest Hemingway to His Son

“Every night we hear the coyotes howl.” Read Letters from Ernest Hemingway to His Son

Patrick Hemingway in Key West, Papa in Cuba

By Ernest Hemingway and Patrick Hemingway | June 14, 2022

“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

Jack Parlett on Where the Iconic Writer Wrote Another Country

By Jack Parlett | June 14, 2022

Why Writing an Autobiography Is More Like Recording an Album Than Making a Single

Why Writing an Autobiography Is More Like Recording an Album Than Making a Single

Nabil Ayers in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 14, 2022

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

The Joy of Pulling Authors Out of the Pit of Anonymity

By Ada Calhoun | June 13, 2022

Art Buchwald in Paris: Fan Letters from Steinbeck, and an Invite to the Most Famous Wedding in the World

Art Buchwald in Paris: Fan Letters from Steinbeck, and an Invite to the Most Famous Wedding in the World

On the Legendary Humorist’s Time with Ben Bradlee, Humphrey Bogart, and the Windsors

By Michael Hill | June 13, 2022

29 Works of Nonfiction You Need to Read This Summer

29 Works of Nonfiction You Need to Read This Summer

Part Three of Lit Hub's Summer Preview

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2022

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