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Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

Zachary Karabell Traces the History of Brown Brothers Harriman

By Zachary Karabell | May 18, 2021

“All crazy, all sick, these musicians.” On Maeterlinck and Debussy’s fraught collaboration.

“All crazy, all sick, these musicians.” On Maeterlinck and Debussy’s fraught collaboration.

By Walker Caplan | May 17, 2021

Shocking absolutely no one, Skyhorse is set to republish Blake Bailey’s Philip Roth biography.

Shocking absolutely no one, Skyhorse is set to republish Blake Bailey’s Philip Roth biography.

By Walker Caplan | May 17, 2021

<em>The Mystery of Charles Dickens</em> has been named the best biography of the year.

The Mystery of Charles Dickens has been named the best biography of the year.

By Walker Caplan | May 17, 2021

Katherine Barber, who helped define “Canadian English,” has died at 61.

Katherine Barber, who helped define “Canadian English,” has died at 61.

By Jonny Diamond | May 17, 2021

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Public vs. Private: A Bet Between Two Astronauts to See Who Gets to Space First

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Pride and Property:
On the Homes of Jane Austen

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How Do You Write a Biography Filled With Unreliable Witnesses?

By Emily Midorikawa | May 12, 2021

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Miranda Popkey Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | May 11, 2021

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

"If I could only see it!" Read a newly unearthed letter from Tennessee Williams to Eugene O’Neill.

By Walker Caplan | May 7, 2021

Marching the Streets of San Francisco With Novelist and Activist, Kay Boyle

Marching the Streets of San Francisco With Novelist and Activist, Kay Boyle

Marianne Goldsmith on the Hero Whose Name We Should All Know

By Marianne Goldsmith | May 7, 2021

How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality

How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality

Richard Brent Turner on A Love Supreme, Artistic Transformation, and the Black Arts Movement

By Richard Brent Turner | May 4, 2021

How to make writing easier, according to one of comedy's greatest minds. (Hint: it involves elves.)

How to make writing easier, according to one of comedy's greatest minds. (Hint: it involves elves.)

By Walker Caplan | May 3, 2021

Thoughts on Sports, Real Estate, and Drinking: Robert Frost Writes to His Son

Thoughts on Sports, Real Estate, and Drinking: Robert Frost Writes to His Son

“We needn’t feel very far away from each other.”

By Literary Hub | May 3, 2021

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