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A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

“When you're disgustingly wealthy, your days don’t have to be touched by banal oppressors, like the office or public transportation.”

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

The Church of the Screen: A Daughter’s Reflections on an Early Cinematic Education

The Church of the Screen: A Daughter’s Reflections on an Early Cinematic Education

Joanna Howard Explores the Impact of Her Mother’s Passion For Film on Her Own Storytelling

By Joanna Howard | July 10, 2025

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

Tracy Slater on the Strange Fate of Mixed-Race Families in Prisons During World War II

By Tracy Slater | July 10, 2025

Margaret Atwood and Ayad Akhtar on This Wonderful, Terrible World

Margaret Atwood and Ayad Akhtar on This Wonderful, Terrible World

live at the 2024 Sun Vally Writers' Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | July 10, 2025

A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity.

A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity.

By James Folta | July 9, 2025

How I Survived the Toxic Cult of <em>America’s Next Top Model</em>

How I Survived the Toxic Cult of America’s Next Top Model

Sarah Hartshorne: “I didn’t care how I was represented, as long as I was on TV.”

By Sarah Hartshorne | July 9, 2025

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By Peter Balakian | July 9, 2025

Surprisingly, the Supreme Court did a good thing for libraries this term.

By James Folta | July 8, 2025

Fed up with big legacy news? Here are 13 independent, worker-owned outlets to support.

By Brittany Allen | July 8, 2025

Is winter finally coming for <em> A Song of Ice and Fire </em> fans?

Is winter finally coming for A Song of Ice and Fire fans?

By Brittany Allen | July 8, 2025

Did Shakespeare Write <em>Hamlet</em> While He Was Stoned?

Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?

Sam Kelly Explores the Potential Influence of Cannabis on the Bard’s Prolific Literary Output

By Sam Kelly | July 8, 2025

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull on William “Joe Writs” Johnson, Law Libraries, and a Constitutional Battle

By Literary Hub | July 8, 2025

On Killing a Coyote

On Killing a Coyote

“We see ourselves in the predators of the wild; to eat a coyote would feel like an act of cannibalism.”

By Helen Whybrow | July 7, 2025

How Much is Too Much? On Bearing Witness to Violence in the Digital Age

How Much is Too Much? On Bearing Witness to Violence in the Digital Age

Will Potter Considers the Psychological and Social Impact of the (Over) Saturation of Cruelty in the Contemporary Era

By Will Potter | July 7, 2025

Dancing with Frank O’Hara: How <em>Lunch Dances</em> Breaks the Library’s Sacred Silence

Dancing with Frank O’Hara: How Lunch Dances Breaks the Library’s Sacred Silence

Brian Schaefer on Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saenz de Viteri’s Immersive Dance-Theater Performance

By Brian Schaefer | July 7, 2025

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

James Dodson Explores the History and Legacy of Early Colonial Expansion

By James Dodson | July 7, 2025

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