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Patrick Dean on the Daring First Ascent of Denali

Patrick Dean on the Daring First Ascent of Denali

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | November 5, 2021

How Cheap Postal Rates for Books and Nonprofits Contributed to American Democracy

How Cheap Postal Rates for Books and Nonprofits Contributed to American Democracy

Christopher W. Shaw on the Importance of Affordable Mail

By Christopher W. Shaw | November 5, 2021

Omar Mouallem on the Unknown History of Islam Across the Americas

Omar Mouallem on the Unknown History of Islam Across the Americas

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 5, 2021

Ben Wilson on the Invention of the City

Ben Wilson on the Invention of the City

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 5, 2021

On Unjustly Forgotten American Abstract Artist Alice Trumbull Mason

On Unjustly Forgotten American Abstract Artist Alice Trumbull Mason

Meghan Forbes: What the Letters Reveal About the Artist

By Meghan Forbes | November 4, 2021

Ha Jin on the Importance of Writing Lasting Literature

Ha Jin on the Importance of Writing Lasting Literature

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 4, 2021

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“Was It I Who Came Back Home?” On the Return of Catherine Dior and Other Survivors of Ravensbrück

By Justine Picardie | November 4, 2021

The Lives of Dangerous Books: On the Explosive Rise of Literacy in Tudor England

By Amy Licence | November 4, 2021

Jessica Nordell on What We Don’t Realize About Unconscious Bias

By Just the Right Book | November 4, 2021

Walt Whitman’s letter to a female admirer is the nicest romantic rejection in history.

Walt Whitman’s letter to a female admirer is the nicest romantic rejection in history.

By Walker Caplan | November 3, 2021

The Helpful—and Harmful—Consequences of Aesop’s Animal Depictions

The Helpful—and Harmful—Consequences of Aesop’s Animal Depictions

Jo Wimpenny on Easy Stereotypes With Lasting Effects

By Jo Wimpenny | November 3, 2021

How a Group of Women Defied Expectations to Form a National Football League

How a Group of Women Defied Expectations to Form a National Football League

Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo on a History of Groundbreakers

By Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo | November 3, 2021

Marriage Story: On the Volatile Relationship Between Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway

Marriage Story: On the Volatile Relationship Between Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway

Judith Mackrell Considers the Pair's "Crazy Honeymoon" and Gellhorn On-Assignment in China

By Judith Mackrell | November 3, 2021

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This November

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This November

Bookstores From Around the Country Pick Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | November 3, 2021

The Literary Adventures of Polly Adler, the Algonquin Round Table’s Favorite Madam

The Literary Adventures of Polly Adler, the Algonquin Round Table’s Favorite Madam

Debby Applegate on the Exploits of the New Yorker Crowd in Prohibition-Era New York

By Debby Applegate | November 2, 2021

The Best New Nonfiction to Read This November

The Best New Nonfiction to Read This November

From Ski Bums to Jazz Age Madams to Postwar Bohemians

By Literary Hub | November 1, 2021

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