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Elsa Hart on Writing an 18th-Century Crime-Solving Librarian

Elsa Hart on Writing an 18th-Century Crime-Solving Librarian

The Author of City of Ink In Conversation with C. P. Lesley
on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | November 1, 2019

Creepy Stories (and More) from Victor LaValle and Benjamin Percy

Creepy Stories (and More) from Victor LaValle and Benjamin Percy

A Halloween Episode with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 31, 2019

<em>A Most Rare Compendium</em>: <br> An 18th-Century Guide to Magical Treasure Hunting?

A Most Rare Compendium:
An 18th-Century Guide to Magical Treasure Hunting?

Hereward Tilton on the Strangest of Manuscripts

By Hereward Tilton | October 31, 2019

American Gothic: The Woman Who Escaped the Asylum

American Gothic: The Woman Who Escaped the Asylum

On the 19th-Century Invention of the Madwoman

By Troy Rondinone | October 31, 2019

Ode to the Seine, River of Romance

Ode to the Seine, River of Romance

Elaine Sciolino on Art and Inspiration in the City of Lights

By Elaine Sciolino | October 31, 2019

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

"The mood is festive with a subtext of anarchy.

By Paul Theroux | October 31, 2019

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In the 1960s, the US Decided My Tribe Was No Longer a Nation

By Ada Deer | October 30, 2019

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

By Albert Camus | October 29, 2019

Ken Follett on the Restoration of Notre Dame After the French Revolution

By Ken Follett | October 29, 2019

How Mermaid Stories Illustrate Complex Truths About<br> Being Human

How Mermaid Stories Illustrate Complex Truths About
Being Human

The Tropes, Tricks, and Tools We Find in Tales of Merfolk

By Cristina Bacchilega | October 25, 2019

On Discovering a Multimillion-Dollar Trove of Hitler's Looted Art in a Munich Apartment

On Discovering a Multimillion-Dollar Trove of Hitler's Looted Art in a Munich Apartment

Mary Lane Investigates Germany's Attempt to Hide Art Stolen by Nazis

By Mary M. Lane | October 25, 2019

Howard Zinn: How FDR Forestalled a Second American Revolution

Howard Zinn: How FDR Forestalled a Second American Revolution

From a Series of 2007 Conversations with Ray Suarez

By Howard Zinn | October 25, 2019

The “Hidden Armies” of Britain That Battled the Nazis

The “Hidden Armies” of Britain That Battled the Nazis

Their Backs to the Wall, the Brits Went Guerrilla

By Olivier Wieviorka | October 25, 2019

On Reconfiguring the Modernist Flaneur and Writing in a<br> Post-Truth Age

On Reconfiguring the Modernist Flaneur and Writing in a
Post-Truth Age

Jana Prikryl and Joanna Kavenna in Conversation

By Joanna Kavenna | October 25, 2019

On Debbie D, One of Hip-Hop's Legendary Pioneers

On Debbie D, One of Hip-Hop's Legendary Pioneers

Kathy Iandoli Reflects on the Women Who Succeeded in a Male-Dominated Music Scene

By Kathy Iandoli | October 25, 2019

For So Many Cultures, the Key to Understanding Death is a Festival of Light

For So Many Cultures, the Key to Understanding Death is a Festival of Light

Sasha Sagan on Finding Hope in the Night Sky

By Sasha Sagan | October 24, 2019

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