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Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

“There’s always a way to tell an old story in a new way.”

By Erik Larson | February 18, 2022

The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

On the Revelatory Scandals of Elizabeth Chudleigh, aka the Duchess Countess

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

Jack Kerouac fetishized the white working class almost as much as a <em>NY Times</em> reporter.

Jack Kerouac fetishized the white working class almost as much as a NY Times reporter.

By Jonny Diamond | February 16, 2022

“Aw, Partners, It’s Been a Bitch.” A Letter from Ken Kesey After His Son’s Death

“Aw, Partners, It’s Been a Bitch.” A Letter from Ken Kesey After His Son’s Death

The Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Recounts the Last Days of His Son’s Life

By Shaun Usher | February 10, 2022

Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 10, 2022

How Rachel Carson Carved Out a Space to Become a Full-Time Writer

How Rachel Carson Carved Out a Space to Become a Full-Time Writer

James R. Gaines on Early American Nature Writing

By James R. Gaines | February 9, 2022

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Jean Rhys’ Women on the Margins: On the Perpetual Resonance of Voyage in the Dark

By Imogen Crimp | February 8, 2022

Larry Miller on His Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom

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On the Hidden Pain of V.C. Andrews, the Woman Behind The Flowers in the Attic

By Andrew Neiderman | February 3, 2022

What Can a Dead Egyptian Pharaoh Teach Us About the Modern World?

What Can a Dead Egyptian Pharaoh Teach Us About the Modern World?

Christina Riggs on the Women Behind King Tutankhamun

By Christina Riggs | February 3, 2022

John E. Douglas on the Mind and Crimes of Serial Killer Larry Gene Bell

John E. Douglas on the Mind and Crimes of Serial Killer Larry Gene Bell

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 3, 2022

Why Whitney Houston’s Rendition of the National Anthem Still Matters

Why Whitney Houston’s Rendition of the National Anthem Still Matters

Gerrick Kennedy on Houston’s Legendary 1991 Performance

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Why We Should All Be Reading English Novelist Kay Dick

Why We Should All Be Reading English Novelist Kay Dick

Lucy Scholes on the Life and Writing of the Underappreciated Author of

By Lucy Scholes | February 1, 2022

How Antarctic Explorers Kept Themselves Sane on the Voyage

How Antarctic Explorers Kept Themselves Sane on the Voyage

Ranulph Fiennes on the Trials of Ernest Shackleton

By Ranulph Fiennes | January 31, 2022

On the time Lewis Carroll was accused of being Jack the Ripper.

On the time Lewis Carroll was accused of being Jack the Ripper.

By Walker Caplan | January 27, 2022

An official biography of Terry Pratchett is coming this fall.

An official biography of Terry Pratchett is coming this fall.

By Walker Caplan | January 26, 2022

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