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The Writer Who Rejected the Black Literary Bourgeoisie

The Writer Who Rejected the Black Literary Bourgeoisie

On Charles S. Wright's 1960s Novels of Societal Rejects

By Ishmael Reed | September 6, 2019

How Arthur Fellig Became the Legendary Street Photographer Weegee

How Arthur Fellig Became the Legendary Street Photographer Weegee

Capturing the Face of Mid-Century New York City

By Christopher Bonanos | August 23, 2019

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Biography

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Biography

Sontag, Edison, Lincoln, and More

By Literary Hub | August 22, 2019

Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

Reading in a Boom Time of Biographical Fiction

Jay Parini on the Art of Inventing Real Life

By Jay Parini | August 21, 2019

Walter Mosley in Conversation with Legendary Filmmaker Walter Bernstein

Walter Mosley in Conversation with Legendary Filmmaker Walter Bernstein

In Celebration of Bernstein's 100th Birthday

By Walter Mosley | August 20, 2019

The Road to Oliver Sacks'

The Road to Oliver Sacks'

Lawrence Weschler on Meeting a Then-Unknown 48-Year-Old Neurologist

By Lawrence Weschler | August 13, 2019

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Finding Photos of My Grandfather in a Japanese Internment Camp

By Brandon Shimoda | July 30, 2019

The Writer and the Dictator:
A Love/Hate Story

By Alaa Al Aswany | July 29, 2019

Behind the Myths of Scott and Zelda's Epic Romance

By Eleanor Lanahan | July 23, 2019

Borscht Beach: Andy Sweet's Iconic South Beach Photography

Borscht Beach: Andy Sweet's Iconic South Beach Photography

Selections from the New Collection, Shtetl in the Sun

By Literary Hub | July 23, 2019

Advice from Montaigne: You Want to Be Wise? Don't Read Too Much.

Advice from Montaigne: You Want to Be Wise? Don't Read Too Much.

The Father of the Modern Essay Was Really Quite Unpretentious

By Antoine Compagnon | June 27, 2019

On <em>Myra Breckinridge</em> and the Life of Gore Vidal

On Myra Breckinridge and the Life of Gore Vidal

Camille Paglia Unpacks the Mores of a Different Era

By Camille Paglia | June 27, 2019

Catherine Lacey on the Searching Spirit Behind Lore Segal's Long Career

Catherine Lacey on the Searching Spirit Behind Lore Segal's Long Career

From the Introduction to The Journal I Did Not Keep

By Catherine Lacey | June 25, 2019

What Was Hemingway Doing in Cuba During World War II?

What Was Hemingway Doing in Cuba During World War II?

(A Navy Reconnaissance Mission Named After a Cat, Apparently)

By Andrew Feldman | June 24, 2019

On America's First Openly Gay Reporter at a Major Newspaper

On America's First Openly Gay Reporter at a Major Newspaper

The Rise of Randy Shilts, Among the First to Write About
the AIDS Epidemic

By Andrew E. Stoner | June 19, 2019

How Lakshmi Shankar Became the Voice Behind the Epic <em>Gandhi</em>

How Lakshmi Shankar Became the Voice Behind the Epic Gandhi

The Hindustani Singer Helped Give the Film Its Emotional Force

By Kavita Das | June 17, 2019

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