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The Library the Gold Rush Built

The Library the Gold Rush Built

The 161 year old history of The Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco

By Daniela Blei | May 23, 2016

Emerging from the Ruins of An American Dynasty

Emerging from the Ruins of An American Dynasty

How Frances Stroh Survived the Downfall of the Family Beer Empire

By Frances Stroh | May 20, 2016

History Never Ends, It Just Gets Retold

History Never Ends, It Just Gets Retold

Janice P. Nimura On Meeting the Descendants of Her Subjects

By Janice P. Nimura | May 17, 2016

The Dimunition of Women Writers: An American Tradition

The Dimunition of Women Writers: An American Tradition

On Constance Fennimore Woolson, a Truly Great 19th-Century Novelist

By Anne Boyd Rioux | May 12, 2016

Jay to Bee: Janet Frame's Letters to William Theophilus Brown

Jay to Bee: Janet Frame's Letters to William Theophilus Brown

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 10, 2016

The Time Shakespeare Caused a Riot in New York City

The Time Shakespeare Caused a Riot in New York City

On the Anniversary of the Astor Place "Macbeth" Clashes

By Andrew Dickson | May 10, 2016

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The Life and Times of a True American Moral Hysteric

By Devin Leonard | May 2, 2016

The Other White Flight: When College Kids Went Back to the Land

By Kate Daloz | April 27, 2016

George Plimpton, the Original Master of None

By Literary Hub | April 26, 2016

Shakespeare is Dead: Six Hot Takes

Shakespeare is Dead: Six Hot Takes

Is it Cool to Remix The Plays? Was Hamlet a Sexless Bro? You'll Never Guess What Happens Next...

By Literary Hub | April 25, 2016

Shakespeare and His Stuff

Shakespeare and His Stuff

Understanding the Artist Through His Things

By Literary Hub | April 25, 2016

Remembering the Poets Who Fought For Irish Independence

Remembering the Poets Who Fought For Irish Independence

The 1916 Easter Rising Through Verse

By Jared Spears | April 22, 2016

On the Literature of Cyborgs, Robots, and Other Automata

On the Literature of Cyborgs, Robots, and Other Automata

From Mechanical Ducks to Mythic Metal Giants

By Michael Peck | April 21, 2016

How I Write History: Or, A Window Into My Crazy

How I Write History: Or, A Window Into My Crazy

Neal Bascomb on Quilt-Making, Research, and Structuring Historical Narrative

By Neal Bascomb | April 19, 2016

In Search of the Darkest Cult in American History

In Search of the Darkest Cult in American History

Laura Elizabeth Woollett on Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple

By Laura Elizabeth Woollett | April 15, 2016

Adam Gopnik on the Ur-Gentrification Story of Place des Vosges

Adam Gopnik on the Ur-Gentrification Story of Place des Vosges

“It soon became apparent they were worth more as residences than as manufacturing spaces.”

By Adam Gopnik | April 14, 2016

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