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How Sissieretta Jones, Celebrated Black Opera Singer, Enshrined Her Own Story

How Sissieretta Jones, Celebrated Black Opera Singer, Enshrined Her Own Story

Rosalyn Story on Discovering Jones' Personal Scrapbook

By Rosalyn Story | May 2, 2022

What <em>Julia</em>—HBO’s New Julia Child Series—Gets Terribly Wrong About Legendary Editor Judith Jones

What Julia—HBO’s New Julia Child Series—Gets Terribly Wrong About Legendary Editor Judith Jones

Sara Franklin on the Stark Boundaries Between Myth and Reality

By Sara B. Franklin | April 27, 2022

On the Disappearing of Joan Vollmer Burroughs

On the Disappearing of Joan Vollmer Burroughs

Katie Bennett Measures the Emotional Toll of Writing a Feminist Recovery Story

By Katie Bennett | April 25, 2022

Illustrating Patricia Highsmith’s Literary Career

Illustrating Patricia Highsmith’s Literary Career

From Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer’s Graphic Novel

By Grace Ellis and Hannah Temper | April 25, 2022

How To Write History While It’s Happening: Lessons From Tacitus

How To Write History While It’s Happening: Lessons From Tacitus

Richard Cohen on the Enduring Influence of One of Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Historians

By Richard Cohen | April 22, 2022

How Obsessively Reading About The Royal Family Got Me Through a Breakdown

How Obsessively Reading About The Royal Family Got Me Through a Breakdown

For Robert Leleux Finding the One Family More Messed Up Than His Own Was a Life-Saver

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John Keats on Film: Considering Jane Campion’s Exquisitely Rendered Bright Star

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The Chairman Had No Rhythm: What It Meant to Dance with Mao Zedong

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Vanessa Hua Follows Echoes of History Around the Dance Floor

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An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child

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Linda H. Davis on the Literary Fame and Notorious Exploits of Stephen Crane

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This Week on The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

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How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

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Michael Meyer on the Sources of Benjamin Franklin’s Altruism

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Learning from the Work Muriel Rukeyser Left Unfinished

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Rowena Kennedy-Epstein on Suppressed Literary Histories

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On the Creative Partnership of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

On the Creative Partnership of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

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When Joan Rivers (Finally) Got Her Big Break

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