Literary Hub » History

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

By Emily Temple | January 4, 2022

On the Many Miracles of Aretha Franklin

On the Many Miracles of Aretha Franklin

Zandria F. Robinson Searches for “Repair and Restoration”

By Zandria F. Robinson | January 4, 2022

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

Hawa Allan on Transforming “Vulnerability into Power”

By Hawa Allan | January 4, 2022

Listen to the Opening Act of <em>Florence Fane in San Francisco</em>, a Civil War Period Romantic Dramady

Listen to the Opening Act of Florence Fane in San Francisco, a Civil War Period Romantic Dramady

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | January 4, 2022

Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization

Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 4, 2022

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

By Walker Caplan | January 3, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

By Ralph Macchio | January 3, 2022

Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

We Have Ways of Making You Talk on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | December 23, 2021

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

By Walker Caplan | December 21, 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

“We see her act of resistance.”

By Zahia Rahmani | December 20, 2021

Tristan McConnell on the Long, Ongoing History of Turkana

Tristan McConnell on the Long, Ongoing History of Turkana

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | December 20, 2021

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s <em>Anabasis</em>

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s Anabasis

Shane Brennan Considers an Early Classic of Politico-Military Literature

By Shane Brennan | December 17, 2021

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

What the Stoics Understood About Death (And Can Teach Us)

What the Stoics Understood About Death (And Can Teach Us)

David Fideler on What Awareness of Mortality Does to a Life

By David Fideler | December 16, 2021

« First ‹ Previous 95 96 97 9899100 101 102 103 Next ›Last »

Page 99 of 217