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A Brief History of Books That Do Not Exist

A Brief History of Books That Do Not Exist

Of Ghosts and the Great Invisible Library

By Samantha Hunt | January 4, 2016

The Unheralded Monk Who Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing

The Unheralded Monk Who Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing

Martin Luther: Revolutionary Disruptor and Start-Up Success Story

By Andrew Pettegree | December 28, 2015

A Brief History of the Hit Christmas Song

A Brief History of the Hit Christmas Song

Ben Yagoda on How "White Christmas" Started It All

By Ben Yagoda | December 21, 2015

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

A Brief, Wondrous History of Arabic Literature

Truth, Beauty, and the Poetry of Islam

By Suheil Bushrui and James M. Malarkey | December 11, 2015

Algeria After Camus

Algeria After Camus

The Missing History of Kamel Daoud's The Meursault Investigation

By Namara Smith | December 8, 2015

Bette Howland: The Tale of a Forgotten Genius

Bette Howland: The Tale of a Forgotten Genius

How Brigid Hughes Discovered a Lost Writer, and Her Letters From Saul Bellow

By A.N. Devers | December 4, 2015

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Custer's Trials

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Kathleen Alcott's Ghosts of Thanksgiving

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Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World

Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World

Tim Whitmarsh

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How We Mourn Our Dead Pets

How We Mourn Our Dead Pets

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By Jessica Miller | November 17, 2015

This Gulf of Fire

This Gulf of Fire

Mark Molesky

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 16, 2015

A Brief History of Religious Toleration

A Brief History of Religious Toleration

Gay Marriage, Kim Davis and the Birth of the Secular Mind

By George Makari | November 13, 2015

Against Lousy Holocaust Novels…

Against Lousy Holocaust Novels…

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By Dara Horn | November 11, 2015

The Origin Stories of 21 Indie Presses

The Origin Stories of 21 Indie Presses

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