When Paul Robeson <br> Became a Star

When Paul Robeson
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The 'Race' Question: Where Henry Adams Lacked<br> Moral Insight

The 'Race' Question: Where Henry Adams Lacked
Moral Insight

David S. Brown on a Great American Historical Figure
During Reconstruction

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The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

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Was Freud a Scam Artist?

Was Freud a Scam Artist?

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

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Wayne Macauley on <br>Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Wayne Macauley on
Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Considering "Cultural Cringe" and the Issue of Literary Influence

By Wayne Macauley | November 24, 2020

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

David Grann on Dennis McAuliffe Jr.'s The Deaths of Sybil Bolton

By David Grann | November 20, 2020

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David Lazar on Two Wounded Men Who Frustrated Expectations

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How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

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Pankaj Mishra on an Oft-Misunderstood Russian Revolutionary Socialist

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Rituals of Housekeeping, Memories of Home: On Marilynne Robinson's<br> First Novel

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