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How Poetry Can Explain the Role of Music in Medieval Literature

How Poetry Can Explain the Role of Music in Medieval Literature

Graeme Lawson on Heliand, Beowulf and the Development of Musical Notation

By Graeme Lawson | October 27, 2026

Iconic Socialist Jean Jaurès Tried to Keep France Out of WWI. It Cost Him His Life

Iconic Socialist Jean Jaurès Tried to Keep France Out of WWI. It Cost Him His Life

Enda O’Doherty on the Assassination of the French Left‘s Main Face

By Enda O'Doherty | October 27, 2026

Hidden In Plain Sight: What It Meant to Unearth My Father's Decades-Old FBI File

Hidden In Plain Sight: What It Meant to Unearth My Father's Decades-Old FBI File

Aimee Liu Explores the Legacy of McCarthyism and the Red Scare and Its Effects on Her Family

By Aimee Liu | October 26, 2026

Maria Edgeworth: Early 19th-Century Celebrity Novelist and... Key Contributor to the Birth of Classical Economics?

Maria Edgeworth: Early 19th-Century Celebrity Novelist and... Key Contributor to the Birth of Classical Economics?

Jeanna Smialek on the Overlooked History of Regency England's Female Intellectuals

By Jeanna Smialek | October 26, 2026

How Joe Biden and the National Democratic Party Paved the Way For American Fascism

How Joe Biden and the National Democratic Party Paved the Way For American Fascism

Jennifer Welch on the Lasting Impact of the Biden Administration’s Shameful Inaction Post-January 6

By Jennifer Welch | October 26, 2026

This Week in Literary History: The First Ballpoint Pen is Sold in New York City

This Week in Literary History: The First Ballpoint Pen is Sold in New York City

Where “thousands of people all but trampled each other to spend $12.50 each for a new fountain pen.”

By Literary Hub | October 26, 2026

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What It Was Like to See Nina Simone at the Village Gate, c. 1961

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Why Wikipedia is a Wonder of the Modern World—That We’ll Never See the Likes of Again

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Holiness and Hedonism: On the Contradictory Duality of American Power

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What Our Views on Pubic Hair Reveal About Our Attitudes Toward Sexuality

What Our Views on Pubic Hair Reveal About Our Attitudes Toward Sexuality

Judy Wearing Explores the Changing Perceptions of Women’s Bodies Across Eras and Cultures

By Judy Wearing | October 22, 2026

On the History of the Aes Sidhe, Ireland’s Seductively Dangerous Fairies

On the History of the Aes Sidhe, Ireland’s Seductively Dangerous Fairies

Sarah Clegg Explores the Origins and Meaning of Irish Legends

By Sarah Clegg | October 21, 2026

How the Communist Party of China Became the Most Successful Political Party in the World

How the Communist Party of China Became the Most Successful Political Party in the World

Paul Mason on the Global History of Communism

By Paul Mason | October 21, 2026

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

Tracy Daugherty on the Student Days of the Now Iconic American Writer

By Tracy Daugherty | October 20, 2026

On the Post-War Rise of 20th-Century British Bookselling

On the Post-War Rise of 20th-Century British Bookselling

Andrew Pettegree Considers the Development of Modern Literary Culture in the United Kingdom

By Andrew Pettegree | October 20, 2026

The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective

The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective

Lindsey Fitzharris on the Observational Genius of Professor Joe Bell

By Lindsey Fitzharris | October 20, 2026

On Writing About Syria’s Uyghur Community As a Chinese-American

On Writing About Syria’s Uyghur Community As a Chinese-American

Emily Feng Considers the Challenges of Navigating Trauma and Identity in a Post-War Context

By Emily Feng | October 19, 2026

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