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

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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

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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

The Joy of Writing about <em>The Joy of Painting</em>

The Joy of Writing about The Joy of Painting

In Which Bob Ross is Compared to God, Creator of Worlds

By Toby Fehily | December 2, 2015

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How Board Games Got Literary

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Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World

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A Brief History of Religious Toleration

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

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Against Lousy Holocaust Novels…

Against Lousy Holocaust Novels…

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The Origin Stories of 21 Indie Presses

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1946: The Making of the Modern World

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