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<em>Napoleon</em> by Ruth Scurr, read by Tanya Cubric

Napoleon by Ruth Scurr, read by Tanya Cubric

Napoleon’s Life Told in Gardens and Shadows

By Behind the Mic | September 23, 2021

The Miracle of Black Love: On the Greater Meaning of My Parents’ Enduring Marriage

The Miracle of Black Love: On the Greater Meaning of My Parents’ Enduring Marriage

Farah Jasmine Griffin Considers James Baldwin and Beautifully Doomed Urban Couples in Literature

By Farah Jasmine Griffin | September 23, 2021

“Paris is Paris. There is But One.” On Van Gogh’s Painterly Relationship to France

“Paris is Paris. There is But One.” On Van Gogh’s Painterly Relationship to France

Gloria Fossi Shares Settings Where the Painter Made His Mark

By Gloria Fossi | September 22, 2021

Meet Berthe Weill, the Groundbreaking Female Art Dealer Who Made a Name for Picasso

Meet Berthe Weill, the Groundbreaking Female Art Dealer Who Made a Name for Picasso

Charles Dellheim on Mme. Weill's Impact on Modern Art

By Charles Dellheim | September 22, 2021

On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

Nathaniel Philbrick Follows in the Footsteps of George Washington on Western Long Island

By Nathaniel Philbrick | September 20, 2021

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

David Rieff on the Novelist Aleksandar Tišma, Whose Writing Was an Antidote to Banality and Kitsch

By David Rieff | September 20, 2021

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On Robert Indiana’s LOVE-Hate Relationship with the Sculpture That Made Him a Star

By Bob Keyes | September 20, 2021

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

By Nick Davis | September 17, 2021

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

By Walker Caplan | September 16, 2021

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000... <br>But Was it Stolen?

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000...
But Was it Stolen?

Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Curious Case of a Great Poet’s Hair

By Jen DeGregorio | September 16, 2021

“Her Novels Were Not For Men.” On Suat Derviş, Turkish Novelist

“Her Novels Were Not For Men.” On Suat Derviş, Turkish Novelist

Maureen Freely on How a Writer Gets Erased From Literary History

By Maureen Freely | September 16, 2021

Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

Dana Gioia on Why Ray Bradbury is So Essential

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | September 14, 2021

Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

Nick Davis on His Renowned Family and the Mysteries That Still Remain

By Nick Davis | September 13, 2021

Remembering Lois Palken Rudnick, a Biographer Who Never Stopped Exploring

Remembering Lois Palken Rudnick, a Biographer Who Never Stopped Exploring

Megan Marshall Honors Her Late Friend

By Megan Marshall | September 13, 2021

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