Why We Need a Women’s History of the Roman Empire

Why We Need a Women’s History of the Roman Empire

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Material World: What Prehistoric Possessions Tell Us About Ourselves

Material World: What Prehistoric Possessions Tell Us About Ourselves

Chip Colwell on the Objects That Link Us to Our Earliest Human Ancestors

By Chip Colwell | November 28, 2023

When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

Charles Scribner III on Three Generations in the Book Business

By Charles Scribner III | November 28, 2023

From Local, to Global, to Gone: On the Rise and Fall of Borders Books

From Local, to Global, to Gone: On the Rise and Fall of Borders Books

Tom Borders Reflects on Lessons Learned in the World of Bookselling

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How a Lawyer, a Businessman, and the Mafia Destroyed Public Transit in the Twin Cities

How a Lawyer, a Businessman, and the Mafia Destroyed Public Transit in the Twin Cities

Jake Berman on the Lost Promise and Possibility of North American Urbanism

By Jake Berman | November 27, 2023

The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

Steven Ujifusa on the Notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

By Steven Ujifusa | November 27, 2023

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How Michele Wallace Sought Black Women’s Liberation Through Art

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Courtney Thorsson on the Emergence of a Black Feminist Literary Culture in America

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How the NYPD Attempted to Navigate Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in the Early 20th Century

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Matthew Guariglia on the Challenges of Urban Policing

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Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg

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How Isaac Bashevis Singer Preserved European Jewish Life Through Literature

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David Stromberg on the Artistic Vision of the Polish-Born American Nobel Laureate

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Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

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