Black Girl Group Magic: The Marvelettes on How They Became Motown Music Legends

Black Girl Group Magic: The Marvelettes on How They Became Motown Music Legends

"The next thing that we knew 'Please Mr. Postman' was number one on the Billboard chart"

By Literary Hub | October 9, 2023

In Praise of Mariah Carey

In Praise of Mariah Carey

Andrew Chan and Emily Lordi on Pop Divas, Fandom, and Pop History

By Literary Hub | October 6, 2023

On the Generative Nostalgia of Old Manuscripts

On the Generative Nostalgia of Old Manuscripts

Nick Ripatrazone Lets Go of an Old Story

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 13, 2023

10 Books for Taylor Swift’s 10 Eras

10 Books for Taylor Swift’s 10 Eras

Surprising Pairings from Swiftie Authors in the Know

By Samantha Paige Rosen | August 30, 2023

How the Folkloric Sounds of Rural America Reached the Mainstream

How the Folkloric Sounds of Rural America Reached the Mainstream

John Szwed on Harry Everett Smith and the Making of The Anthology of American Folk Music

By John Szwed | August 23, 2023

Ancestral Structures on the Trailing Edge

Ancestral Structures on the Trailing Edge

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | August 21, 2023

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  • The Silver Book
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  • The History of Money: A Story of Humanity
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We’re Not Promising Anymore: Lizzy Goodman on the Fleeting Amateur Spirit of Meet Me in the Bathroom

By Gyasi Hall | August 18, 2023

"Relentless F*cking Noise": Lou Reed on Making an Unlistenable Album

By Allan Jones | August 11, 2023

When the Earth Started to Sing

By Emergence Magazine | August 7, 2023

It Conveyed <em>Them</em>: When The Beatles Recorded

It Conveyed Them: When The Beatles Recorded "Twist and Shout"

David Hepworth on the Moment When the Band Found Its Voice at Abbey Road

By David Hepworth | August 2, 2023

Craig Brown on Bringing Humor to Writing About The Beatles

Craig Brown on Bringing Humor to Writing About The Beatles

The Author of One Two Three Four on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart

By Read Smart | July 18, 2023

How the 9/11 Attacks Sparked a Never-Ending Wave of Gentrification

How the 9/11 Attacks Sparked a Never-Ending Wave of Gentrification

Jesse Rifkin on the Lost World of New York City Nightlife

By Jesse Rifkin | July 13, 2023

More Than Just A Pretty Face: On the Multifaceted Marianne Faithfull

More Than Just A Pretty Face: On the Multifaceted Marianne Faithfull

Elizabeth Winder Considers the Women Behind The Rolling Stones

By Elizabeth Winder | July 13, 2023

On the Hip-Hop That Powers Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution

On the Hip-Hop That Powers Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution

Yasmine El Rashidi on the New Generation of Fearless Egyptian Youth

By Yasmine El Rashidi | July 12, 2023

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts's first class book collection is going up for auction this fall.

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts's first class book collection is going up for auction this fall.

By Emily Temple | July 10, 2023

10 Nonfiction Books to Read This July

10 Nonfiction Books to Read This July

John McPhee, Terrance Hayes, Richard Wagamese, and More

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2023

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