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When Life Gives You Lemons, It's a Status Symbol: On the Evolving Literary and Cultural History of Citrus

When Life Gives You Lemons, It's a Status Symbol: On the Evolving Literary and Cultural History of Citrus

Jean Huang Considers Little Women, Citrus as Currency, and Changing Social Norms

By Jean Huang | October 1, 2021

On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

Bruce Jones Traces the Recent History of Lawlessnes on the High Seas

By Bruce Jones | October 1, 2021

On the First Modern Person to Enter King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

On the First Modern Person to Enter King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Gill Paul in Conversation with CP Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | October 1, 2021

On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

Brian Swann Shares His Archival Research

By Brian Swann | October 1, 2021

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This October

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This October

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2021

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 29, 2021

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This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

By Corinne Segal | September 28, 2021

The New Weapons of War: Disinformation, Economic Coercion, and Online Disruption

By Seth G. Jones | September 28, 2021

How Should Nations Handle the Human Aftermath of Disasters?

By Robert A. Jensen | September 28, 2021

Joseph Weisberg on Russia and America, the Very Best of Enemies

Joseph Weisberg on Russia and America, the Very Best of Enemies

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 28, 2021

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Featuring a George Washington Travelogue, a Holocaust Story of Survival, a History of Cuba, and More

By Book Marks | September 28, 2021

We Owe Our Entire Existence to a Bunch of Long-Necked Mouth-Breathers

We Owe Our Entire Existence to a Bunch of Long-Necked Mouth-Breathers

Elsa Panciroli Looks Deep Into the Fossil Gap

By Elsa Panciroli | September 27, 2021

Ezra Pound’s Unrepentant Ties With Fascist Italy

Ezra Pound’s Unrepentant Ties With Fascist Italy

Lauren Arrington on the Poets of Rapallo and Women’s Forgotten Involvement

By Lauren Arrington | September 27, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth on the Changing Landscapes of the Arctic Circle

Bathsheba Demuth on the Changing Landscapes of the Arctic Circle

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 27, 2021

I'm still thinking about the boy who legally changed his name to “Trout Fishing in America.”

I'm still thinking about the boy who legally changed his name to “Trout Fishing in America.”

By Walker Caplan | September 24, 2021

Here's how Pablo Neruda's funeral became a left-wing demonstration.

Here's how Pablo Neruda's funeral became a left-wing demonstration.

By Dan Sheehan | September 24, 2021

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