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The Fugitive Who Conned His Way Into the Footsteps of Alexander the Great—and the Quest for His Lost Cities

The Fugitive Who Conned His Way Into the Footsteps of Alexander the Great—and the Quest for His Lost Cities

Edmund Richardson on One Man’s Search for a Lost City

By Edmund Richardson | April 5, 2022

How Langston Hughes Has Influenced Generations of South African Writers

How Langston Hughes Has Influenced Generations of South African Writers

C.A. Davids on the Elusive Poet’s Connection to African Literature, Past and Present

By C. A. Davids | April 1, 2022

On the “Secret” Wedding of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

On the “Secret” Wedding of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Or, When the Prude, the Filmmaker, and the Lovers Roadtripped to Santa Barbara

By Stephen Galloway | March 31, 2022

Anton Chekhov’s Beloved Summer Home in Ukraine is Under Threat

Anton Chekhov’s Beloved Summer Home in Ukraine is Under Threat

Alison Anderson on an Important Cultural Landmark

By Alison Anderson | March 29, 2022

The Tumultuous Marriage of the American “Empress of Journalism” and Oscar Wilde’s Feckless Brother

The Tumultuous Marriage of the American “Empress of Journalism” and Oscar Wilde’s Feckless Brother

Betsy Prioleau on the Unblissful Union Between Miriam Leslie and Willie Wilde

By Betsy Prioleau | March 29, 2022

How To Live, Eat, and Drink Like Your Favorite Writers

How To Live, Eat, and Drink Like Your Favorite Writers

“I like my human experience served up with a little silence and restraint.”

By Literary Hub | March 28, 2022

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By John Markoff | March 23, 2022

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

By History of Literature | March 21, 2022

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 16, 2022

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On Tony Hsieh, Silicon Valley’s Saddest Evangelist of Happiness

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By Keen On | March 16, 2022

The Mysterious Man Who Discovered Neurons and Changed Science Forever

The Mysterious Man Who Discovered Neurons and Changed Science Forever

Benjamin Ehrlich on Studying the Genius Santiago Ramón y Cajal

By Benjamin Ehrlich | March 15, 2022

The Huntington has acquired Eve Babitz’s archive.

The Huntington has acquired Eve Babitz’s archive.

By Walker Caplan | March 11, 2022

On the Centenary of Jack Kerouac’s Birth, Rarely Seen Archival Material from His Publisher

On the Centenary of Jack Kerouac’s Birth, Rarely Seen Archival Material from His Publisher

“You are right in thinking I am interested in Kerouac and his work.”

By Literary Hub | March 11, 2022

Lenin in Paris: When the City Was a Refuge for Russian Artists and Dissidents

Lenin in Paris: When the City Was a Refuge for Russian Artists and Dissidents

Helen Rappaport on Café Life in 1900s

By Helen Rappaport | March 11, 2022

Choosing Our Literary Kin: Remembering Valerie Boyd

Choosing Our Literary Kin: Remembering Valerie Boyd

Sejal Shah on the Life and Times of a Beloved Writer and Editor

By Sejal Shah | March 10, 2022

The Life of Darryl Hunt, Before His Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment

The Life of Darryl Hunt, Before His Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment

Phoebe Zerwick on Family and Loss in Hunt’s Early Years

By Phoebe Zerwick | March 9, 2022

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