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The Medicalization of Madness: How Schizophrenia Was Treated Throughout the Ages

The Medicalization of Madness: How Schizophrenia Was Treated Throughout the Ages

Justin Garson on the Influence of Psychoanalysis on Psychiatry’s Development

By Justin Garson | April 28, 2026

The Queen of Sales: How Mary Kay Ash Created a Beauty Empire

The Queen of Sales: How Mary Kay Ash Created a Beauty Empire

Mary Lisa Gavenas on the Humble Origins of One of America’s Most Iconic Female Entrepreneurs

By Mary Lisa Gavenas | April 28, 2026

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Soldier’s House

By Jane Ciabattari | April 28, 2026

Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them).

Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them).

By Brittany Allen | April 27, 2026

One great poem to read today: Corey Van Landingham’s “Adult Swim”

One great poem to read today: Corey Van Landingham’s “Adult Swim”

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2026

Honoré de Balzac’s Greatest Fear? Being Photographed

Honoré de Balzac’s Greatest Fear? Being Photographed

Emily Doucet on the Development of the Daguerreotype—and What It Meant For Art and Technology

By Emily Doucet | April 27, 2026

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A Ghost of One’s Own: On Collaboration and Creative Ownership in Mother Mary

By Katie Yee | April 27, 2026

On Vigdis Hjorth’s Repetition and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

By Kylie Cheung | April 27, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

By Literary Hub | April 27, 2026

The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

“At fourteen I decided I would be hard as a stone and burn bright as the sun.”

By Erin Vincent | April 27, 2026

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

Omer Aziz Encounters the Spectacle of Fascism

By Omer Aziz | April 27, 2026

Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out—and for the first time, it features a female main character.

Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out—and for the first time, it features a female main character.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2026

Maria Reva’s <em>Endling</em> has won the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Maria Reva’s Endling has won the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

By Literary Hub | April 24, 2026

One great poem to read today: Marie Howe’s “You Think This Happened Only Once and Long Ago”

One great poem to read today: Marie Howe’s “You Think This Happened Only Once and Long Ago”

By Julia Hass | April 24, 2026

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

Sarah Vacchiano on Experiencing a “Soft Launch” to Adulthood—and Writing About It

By Sarah Vacchiano | April 24, 2026

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

“I like art that preserves the rough edges of the person.”

By Brad Neely | April 24, 2026

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