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The Odysseys, ranked.

The Odysseys, ranked.

A completely scientific list of the best and worst takes on Homer's epic.

By Brittany Allen | July 14, 2026

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s <em>Beirut Fragments</em>

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s Beirut Fragments

“She does not purport to be braver than she felt at any given time. Instead she is honest about her fear.”

By Angela Flournoy | July 14, 2026

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

Elizabeth H. Winthrop: “The distance between us could not be bridged—only recognized.”

By Elizabeth H. Winthrop | July 14, 2026

Elves Against Capitalism: How the Earth Liberation Front Came to America

Elves Against Capitalism: How the Earth Liberation Front Came to America

Matthew Wolfe Profiles Two Oregon Activists Radicalized By Environmental Destruction

By Matthew Wolfe | July 10, 2026

From Stalin to Trump, How Power Unmakes the World

From Stalin to Trump, How Power Unmakes the World

Megan Marshall on What It Means to Live Under a Government Without Principle

By Megan Marshall | July 10, 2026

Battle of the Aussie Snake Men: Charles Underwood vs. Joseph Shires

Battle of the Aussie Snake Men: Charles Underwood vs. Joseph Shires

Zach St. George Explores Medical Scams and Quackery in 19th-Century Australia

By Zach St. George | July 10, 2026

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Restoring the Voice of Kathy Leissner Whitman, the Texas Tower Sniper’s First Victim

By Jo Scott-Coe | July 10, 2026

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By Brittany Allen | July 9, 2026

The World’s Languages Are in the Middle of an Extinction-Level Event

By Sophia Smith Galer | July 9, 2026

Jim Jones and Me: On Growing Up Guyanese-American in the Shadow of Jonestown

Jim Jones and Me: On Growing Up Guyanese-American in the Shadow of Jonestown

Afsheen Farhadi Considers How the Multifaceted Memory of the Infamous Cult Inspired His Debut Novel

By Afsheen Farhadi | July 7, 2026

A reparative mini-reading list, in honor of America’s 250th.

A reparative mini-reading list, in honor of America’s 250th.

Here's what to read while you really consider the country's legacy.

By Brittany Allen | July 6, 2026

Plato’s <em>Symposium</em> Is Actually About Love

Plato’s Symposium Is Actually About Love

Cat Fitzpatrick Finds Inspiration in Philosophy’s Most Famous Dinner Party

By Cat Fitzpatrick | July 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front

This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front

“When you go to war as a boy you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed; not you.”

By Literary Hub | July 6, 2026

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Joel Halldorf on the Monks Who Helped Preserve Generations of Cultural Heritage

By Joel Halldorf | July 6, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Featuring Books by Cal Flyn, Eyal Weitzman, Michael Cunningham, and More

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

Robert S. Levine Explains Why It’s Not the Most Obvious One

By Robert S. Levine | July 2, 2026

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