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How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of
Song of the South
Vicky Osterweil on the Intersection of Labor Conflict, Nationalism and White Supremacy Within Disney Studios
By
Vicky Osterweil
| April 14, 2026
This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s
Arcadia
Premieres in London
“It’s the best possible time of being alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”
By
Literary Hub
| April 13, 2026
Here’s what’s been making us happy
this
week.
By
Brittany Allen
| April 10, 2026
Molly Crabapple on History as a Necromantic Art
And Ten Tips to Help Your Conjuring
By
Molly Crabapple
| April 10, 2026
How
Amazing Stories
Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction
Ed Simon Goes Back to When the Past was the Future
By
Ed Simon
| April 10, 2026
On Learning About the Enslaved Men Who Dug South Carolina’s Lowcountry Canals
Virginia McGee Richards on the Building of the New Cut Canal
By
Virginia McGee Richards
| April 10, 2026
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On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive
By
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| April 8, 2026
The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town
By
Michael Edison Hayden
| April 8, 2026
This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s
Where the Wild Things Are
is Published
By
Literary Hub
| April 6, 2026
This week’s news in Venn diagrams.
By
James Folta
| April 3, 2026
Living the Ex-Pat Life in Moscow at the End of the Soviet Empire
Simon Morrison Explores the Aftermath of the Collapse of Communism in Russia
By
Simon Morrison
| April 3, 2026
In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)
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By
Robert Leleux
| April 3, 2026
How World War I Created the Army Olive Green We Know Today
Kory Stamper on the Wartime Development of the Dyestuff Industry in the United States
By
Kory Stamper
| April 2, 2026
Before the “Smart” Era: What the Early Years of AI Reveal About Its Future
Sarah Murray on the Slow Creep of Artificial Intelligence Into Everyday Life and Culture
By
Sarah Murray
| April 2, 2026
If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.
By
Brittany Allen
| April 1, 2026
The History of the Young Lords of Chicago
Hilda Vasquez Ignatin on the Revolutionary Latino Organizers of the 1960s and 70s
By
Hilda Vasquez Ignatin
| April 1, 2026
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Joseph Moldover on What Being a Psychologist Taught Him About Writing Crime
April 21, 2026
by
Joseph Moldover
Brittany Butler on Joining the CIA, Tradecraft, and Writing True-to-Life Spy Fiction
April 21, 2026
by
Brittany Butler
Ande Pliego on the Marvelous Libraries That Inspired Her New Novel
April 20, 2026
by
Ande Pliego
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