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Walking Through Jose Esteban Muñoz’s New York City

Walking Through Jose Esteban Muñoz’s New York City

Marcos Gonsalez on the Great Queer Theorist’s Life and Legacy

By Marcos Gonsalez | May 23, 2025

Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's <em>Culture and Imperialism</em> Thirty Years After Publication

Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's Culture and Imperialism Thirty Years After Publication

“For every narrative there are counternarratives, and meaningful interpretations of culture arise out of an analysis of tensions and contradictions”

By Hari Kunzru | May 22, 2025

"Writing is Fighting:" Inside Toni Morrison's Literary Collaboration With Muhammad Ali

Melina Moe on the Editorial Relationship Between a Great American Writer and "The Greatest"

By Melina Moe | May 19, 2025

“Please Keep Caring.” What John McPhee Taught Generations of Writers and Journalists

“Please Keep Caring.” What John McPhee Taught Generations of Writers and Journalists

Peter Hessler on a Beloved Mentor and Tireless Proponent of Creative Nonfiction

By Peter Hessler | May 19, 2025

Drafting <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em>: How Virginia Woolf Started Her Masterpiece

Drafting Mrs. Dalloway: How Virginia Woolf Started Her Masterpiece

“There should be some fun–”

By Mark Hussey | May 14, 2025

Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Daniel Brook on Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld a Queer Pioneer of the Study of Human Sexuality

By Daniel Brook | May 14, 2025

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The Schomburg Library is turning 100 this year—and throwing an epic rager.

By Brittany Allen | May 7, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | May 5, 2025

How Charles Dickens’s Troubled Childhood Influenced His Literary Output

By Peter Conrad | May 5, 2025

From MLMs to Nuclear War: <br>10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

From MLMs to Nuclear War:
10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

Featuring Work by Bridget Read, Amanda Hess, Robert Macfarlane, and More

By Literary Hub | May 2, 2025

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Tom Holland on the Lasting Influence of “The Lives of the Caesars”

By Tom Holland | May 1, 2025

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

Cutter Wood on Thomas Browne and the Joys of Exploring What We Don't Know

By Cutter Wood | April 28, 2025

Urgent Lessons From a Heroic Early AIDS Doctor: On the Legacy of Joseph Sonnabend

Urgent Lessons From a Heroic Early AIDS Doctor: On the Legacy of Joseph Sonnabend

Steven W. Thrasher Remembers One of the World’s First AIDS Doctors

By Steven W. Thrasher | April 24, 2025

The Most Literary Pope: <br>Requiescat in Pace, Francis

The Most Literary Pope:
Requiescat in Pace, Francis

“Literature engages our concrete existence, with its innate tensions, desires and meaningful experiences...”

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 22, 2025

A Mystic, a Poet, an Old Friend: Haleh Liza Gafori on the Enduring Power of Rumi

A Mystic, a Poet, an Old Friend: Haleh Liza Gafori on the Enduring Power of Rumi

“In the midst of life’s challenges, his lines are lifelines.”

By Haleh Liza Gafori | April 22, 2025

On the Enduring Power of Charles Reznikoff’s <em>Holocaust</em>, 50 Years Later

On the Enduring Power of Charles Reznikoff’s Holocaust, 50 Years Later

“The scenes of Holocaust unfold in Eastern Europe, but Reznikoff seems to suggest they could happen anywhere...”

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 18, 2025

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