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How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

Gabriel Debenedetti on the Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between an Ex-President and His VP

By Gabriel Debenedetti | September 19, 2022

In Praise of the Bold, Powerful Women of Slavic Fairy Tales

In Praise of the Bold, Powerful Women of Slavic Fairy Tales

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore on the Baba Yaga Witch, the Maiden Tsar, and More

By Olesya Salnikova Gilmore | September 19, 2022

Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

Kristin Beck on the Women Who Inspired Her Novel

By Kristin Beck | September 16, 2022

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2022

How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on the Dangers of Social Contagion

By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | September 15, 2022

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

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The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

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Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

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How a Group of Young Writers and Poets Revolutionized 18th-Century Literature

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Chinelo Okparanta on William Styron’s <em>Confessions of Nat Turner</em> and Writing Across Racial Identities

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“I did wonder about the implications of writing, albeit fictionally and satirically, from a white liberal-minded man’s perspective.”

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Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

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