How American Jews Created a Place For Themselves in Show Business

How American Jews Created a Place For Themselves in Show Business

Richard Bernstein on the Early Years of Mass Entertainment in the United States

By Richard Bernstein | October 9, 2024

Kalyanee Mam on Knowing Your Taste

Kalyanee Mam on Knowing Your Taste

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 9, 2024

Not even Little Free Libraries are safe from book bans.

Not even Little Free Libraries are safe from book bans.

By James Folta | October 8, 2024

All the books that (probably) radicalized Lindsay Weir.

All the books that (probably) radicalized Lindsay Weir.

A Freaks and Geeks reading list.

By Brittany Allen | October 8, 2024

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 8, 2024

The Issues 2024: Going Deep on the Problem of Income Inequality

The Issues 2024: Going Deep on the Problem of Income Inequality

Introducing the First in a Series of In-Depth Looks at the Everyday Issues Facing Americans

By Literary Hub | October 8, 2024

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A Literary Inheritance: On the Stories We Tell (and Don’t Tell) To Our Children

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The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

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“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

Kenneth C. Davis on Book Bans, Reading as Exercising, and Turning to Shorter Books in the Age of Screens

By Kenneth C. Davis | October 8, 2024

Postmodern genius Robert Coover has died at age 92.

Postmodern genius Robert Coover has died at age 92.

By Emily Temple | October 7, 2024

“Those Folks Never Had Their Lights Turned Off.” On the Literary Importance of Highlighting the Haves and the Have-Nots

“Those Folks Never Had Their Lights Turned Off.” On the Literary Importance of Highlighting the Haves and the Have-Nots

From Barroom Chats with Raymond Carver to the Aperçus of Thomas Piketty, Douglas Unger Explores Class Consciousness in American Letters

By Douglas Unger | October 7, 2024

On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

Steve Wasserman Deconstructs the “Writer’s Space”

By Steve Wasserman | October 7, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

Elias Altman Remembers His Boss' Advice on Writing, Editing, and When a Deal's a Deal

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

Douglas J. Penick on Capturing the Essence of South Asian Mythology For a Contemporary Western Audience

By Douglas J. Penick | October 7, 2024

The house from <em>Practical Magic</em> has inspired an architectural design trend.

The house from Practical Magic has inspired an architectural design trend.

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By Brittany Allen | October 4, 2024

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