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Apparently, William Styron was fired from his first job in publishing for being a total slob.

Apparently, William Styron was fired from his first job in publishing for being a total slob.

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 11, 2021

Pamela Hamilton on Excavating the Life of Dorothy Hale

Pamela Hamilton on Excavating the Life of Dorothy Hale

In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 11, 2021

Carrie Mae Weems and the Long History of Collective Self-Institutionalization Among Black Radicals

Carrie Mae Weems and the Long History of Collective Self-Institutionalization Among Black Radicals

Thomas J. Lax Considers the Artist's Emphasis on Convening

By Thomas J. Lax | June 11, 2021

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

By Walker Caplan | June 10, 2021

Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Claire Donato on the Writing and Ethos of Someone to Be Remembered

By Claire Donato | June 10, 2021

On the Excoriating Speech Nelson Algren Delivered to College English Students

On the Excoriating Speech Nelson Algren Delivered to College English Students

Colin Asher Guests on the Big Table Podcast

By Big Table | June 10, 2021

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“Horseshit!” Yes, Marlon Brando, Eclectic Bibliophile, Wrote in His Books

By Rebecca Rego Barry | June 7, 2021

Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

By Walker Caplan | June 3, 2021

How Don Cherry Employed the Metaphysical Body-Space to Inspire Communal Creativity

By Fumi Okiji | June 3, 2021

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

Jess McHugh on the Complicated Legacy of Betty Crocker

By Jess McHugh | June 2, 2021

How a Pioneering Mathematician Held Her Family Together in the Wake of Her Husband's Medical Emergency

How a Pioneering Mathematician Held Her Family Together in the Wake of Her Husband's Medical Emergency

Katherine Johnson on the Diagnosis That Altered Family Life Forever

By Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore | May 26, 2021

Brad Stone: What Happened to Jeff Bezos?

Brad Stone: What Happened to Jeff Bezos?

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 26, 2021

The Man Behind the Guns <br>of World War I

The Man Behind the Guns
of World War I

Nathan Gorenstein on John Moses Browning's Beginnings
in Weaponry

By Nathan Gorenstein | May 25, 2021

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

Clinton Heylin on the Creation of an Artist

By Clinton Heylin | May 24, 2021

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

Howard Sounes Considers the Hard Realities of Being an Aging Icon

By Howard Sounes | May 24, 2021

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Nick Ripatrazone on the Renowned Poet and the Wilderness He Loved

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 20, 2021

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