The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

Daisy Dunn on Sappho's Genre-Defying Verses and the Invention of the Term “Lesbian”

By Daisy Dunn | July 30, 2024

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

Mai Sennaar on Alfred Hitchcock, Cheikh Anta Diop, and an Unexpected Antidote to Writer’s Block

By Mai Sennaar | July 30, 2024

Where are they now? Catching up with your favorite children's book protagonists.

Where are they now? Catching up with your favorite children's book protagonists.

By Brittany Allen | July 29, 2024

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?

And the First Openly Gay Olympic Medalist Was a Poet

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 29, 2024

On Lying About Reading, or: How I Learned That Stieg Larsson Is Good, Actually

On Lying About Reading, or: How I Learned That Stieg Larsson Is Good, Actually

Sara Martin Considers the Motivations Behind Our Literary Untruths

By Sara Martin | July 29, 2024

Dangerous Solastalgia: On Writing in the Midst of Climate Grief

Dangerous Solastalgia: On Writing in the Midst of Climate Grief

Ashley Shelby Considers the Languages We Create for Our Most Profound Losses

By Ashley Shelby | July 29, 2024

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The New York Times’ “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

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What Mary Renault’s <em>The Last of the Wine</em> Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

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Justin Muchnick on His All-Time Favorite Novel of the Olympic Games

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Why your local indie bookstore might not have <em>Hillbilly Elegy</em> in stock this week (or ever).

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“Weapons of Health Destruction...” How Colonialism Created the Modern Native American Diet

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Andrea Freeman on the Impact of Systematic Oppression on Indigenous Cuisine in the United States

By Andrea Freeman | July 24, 2024

What the <em>Epic of Gilgamesh</em> Reveals About Sumerian Society

What the Epic of Gilgamesh Reveals About Sumerian Society

Paul Cooper on Economic, Intellectual and Creative Development in the Ancient Near East

By Paul Cooper | July 24, 2024

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

How Understanding Her Neurodiverse Protagonist Helped Mathangi Subramanian Understand Herself

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

Kate Preziosi on Recent Books by Rachel Lyon, Scarlett Thomas, and Kimberly King Parsons

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