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<em>Caste</em> by Isabel Wilkerson, Read by Robin Miles

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, Read by Robin Miles

A Powerhouse Performance and a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

By Behind the Mic | September 7, 2020

Racists politicized the US postal system when they burned abolitionist literature in 1835.

Racists politicized the US postal system when they burned abolitionist literature in 1835.

By Aaron Robertson | September 4, 2020

The Twilight of Democracy and the Rise of Authoritarianism

The Twilight of Democracy and the Rise of Authoritarianism

Anne Applebaum and Michael Ignatieff In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | September 4, 2020

The Bible Is Far More Interesting to Read as a Literary Text Than a Literal One

The Bible Is Far More Interesting to Read as a Literary Text Than a Literal One

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 4, 2020

Bryn Turnbull on the Woman Who Preceded Wallis Simpson

Bryn Turnbull on the Woman Who Preceded Wallis Simpson

In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | September 4, 2020

400-year-old book sells for $3.1 million, PRH contemplates new business model.

400-year-old book sells for $3.1 million, PRH contemplates new business model.

By Jonny Diamond | September 3, 2020

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What Awaits Muses Who Outlive
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By Annalena McAfee | September 3, 2020

When Hunter S. Thompson
Ran for Sheriff

By David Wills | September 3, 2020

"Will I Come to a Miserable End?" Jenny Erpenbeck on Thomas Mann

By Jenny Erpenbeck | September 3, 2020

Louis Armstrong's Rapturous First Tour Through the American South

Louis Armstrong's Rapturous First Tour Through the American South

Ricky Riccardi on the Musician's Enthusiastic Reception in New Orleans

By Ricky Riccardi | September 3, 2020

Introducing <em>Language Keepers</em>, the Story of Indigenous Language Survival in California

Introducing Language Keepers, the Story of Indigenous Language Survival in California

A New Six-Part Series From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 3, 2020

The Allure of the Paratroopers: <br>A Reading from <em>Those Devils in Baggy Pants</em>

The Allure of the Paratroopers:
A Reading from Those Devils in Baggy Pants

An Audiobook Feature from We Have Ways of Making You Talk

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 3, 2020

Inside the Intricate Translation Process for a Murakami Novel

Inside the Intricate Translation Process for a Murakami Novel

David Karashima on Hard-Boiled Wonderland and
the End of the World

By David Karashima | September 2, 2020

Do We Have Victorians to Thank for Consumerism?

Do We Have Victorians to Thank for Consumerism?

Jennifer Howard on How We Came to Strive for Material Excess

By Jennifer Howard | September 2, 2020

Obsession and Desire in an Ancient Assyrian Library

Obsession and Desire in an Ancient Assyrian Library

Jo Marchant on the Discovery of a True Treasure

By Jo Marchant | September 2, 2020

Kurt Andersen on the Morbid Symptoms of America

Kurt Andersen on the Morbid Symptoms of America

Kurt Andersen in Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | September 2, 2020

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