• History

    Sudan

    To Understand a Country: 8 Immersive Novels About Sudan

    Bhakti Shringarpure Recommends Writing by Hammour Ziada, Leila Aboulela, Amir Tag Elsir, and More

     
    By Bhakti Shringarpure  May 25, 2023
    Journalism

    From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion

    By Brooke Kroeger  May 25, 2023
    Summer reading

    25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

    By Literary Hub  May 25, 2023
    World History

    Simon Sebag Montefiore on Ancient Star Wars, Pierced Penises, and Steam Baths

    By Simon Sebag Montefiore  May 24, 2023
    Literary Criticism

    On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

    By Emily Harding  May 24, 2023
    China

    On Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Contradictions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

    By Chun Han Wong  May 24, 2023
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Mental health

    Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits Girl, Interrupted 30 Years After Its Publication

    By Susanna Kaysen  May 23, 2023
    European History

    Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

    By Naoíse Mac Sweeney  May 23, 2023
    European History

    When One of the World’s Largest Flying Machines Crashed in a French Field

    By S. C. Gwynne  May 22, 2023
    What to Watch

    Finding the Humor in Watergate: Co-Author Matthew Krogh on the White House Plumbers Adaptation

    (And What He'd Like to See Adapted Next)

    By Matthew Krogh  May 25, 2023
    Otherppl

    Anne Elizabeth Moore on Finding Minor Moments That Build a Picture of the World

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  May 22, 2023
    Space Travel

    Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

    By Matthew Shindell  May 18, 2023
    Literary Legends

    The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

    By Katie Spalding  May 18, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Anne Berest’s Best Story Came From Deep in Her Family’s Past

    “Every life is a novel for those who are curious enough.”

    By Literary Hub  May 17, 2023
    Ukraine

    Beyond Metaphor: Inside the First Month of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

    By Serhiy Zhadan, Reilly Costigan‑Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler  May 17, 2023
    Keen On

    David Fleming: Did Thomas Jefferson Steal the Words of the Declaration of Independence from Irish and Scottish Migrants to North Carolina?

    By Keen On  May 17, 2023
    Keen On

    Stephen Vladeck on how the Supreme Court is Using Stealth Rulings to Undermine the American Republic

    By Keen On  May 17, 2023
    The Spanish Civil War

    Why the Spanish Civil War Mattered to Writers on Distant Shores

    Sarah Watling Looks at the Role Literature Played in the Fight Against Fascism

    By Sarah Watling  May 15, 2023
    Medical history

    The Reproductive Movement Must Reclaim Its Radical Roots and Be More Inclusive

    By Julie Carr  May 15, 2023
    Baillie Gifford Prize

    Why is Serious Nonfiction in the US Taken More Seriously Than in the UK?

    By Sam Leith  May 12, 2023
    Mother's Day

    “They Are the Mothers!” From Goethe to Cusk, Halting Progress for Moms

    By Jennifer Banks  May 12, 2023
    The Maris Review

    A Kind of Mutuality: Christina Sharpe on the Importance of Regard

    In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

    By The Maris Review  May 11, 2023
    Music history

    How Nelson Mandela Became a Pop-Cultural Icon Through Music

    By Jonny Steinberg  May 11, 2023
    Keen On

    Michael Walzer on What Progressives Can Learn From Liberal Nationalists Like Thomas Jefferson and Giuseppe Mazzini

    By Keen On  May 11, 2023
    Emergence Magazine

    Arati Kumar-Rao on the Shifting Embrace of the Ganga River

    By Emergence Magazine  May 22, 2023
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