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How Charles Darwin Became a 19th-Century Scientific Rock Star

How Charles Darwin Became a 19th-Century Scientific Rock Star

Howard Markel on the Debate That Forever Transformed Our Understanding of the Natural World

By Howard Markel | June 25, 2024

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s <em>Tamerlane</em>

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane

Bradford Morrow on the Bibliophile’s Holy Grail, Otherwise Known as the “Black Tulip”

By Bradford Morrow | June 25, 2024

How Reading Grief Memoirs Helped Cody Delistraty Understand His Loss in New Ways

How Reading Grief Memoirs Helped Cody Delistraty Understand His Loss in New Ways

The Author of “The Grief Cure” on the Unexpected Invisibility of the Grieving

By Cody Delistraty | June 25, 2024

Tracy O’Neill on Searching For Her Birth Mother During a Pandemic

Tracy O’Neill on Searching For Her Birth Mother During a Pandemic

“I wanted her, wanted everything, and all of her was missing.”

By Tracy O'Neill | June 25, 2024

Why We All Should Have a “Good Art Friend”

Why We All Should Have a “Good Art Friend”

Rachel Zimmerman on an Invaluable Literary Friendship Cut Short By Cancer

By Rachel Zimmerman | June 25, 2024

Taika Waititi is taking on Percival Everett's <em>James.</em>

Taika Waititi is taking on Percival Everett's James.

By Brittany Allen | June 24, 2024

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By Kelly Clancy | June 24, 2024

The Gaps Filled by Fiction: On Victoria Amelina’s <em>Dom’s Dream Kingdom</em>

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Héctor Abad Remembers a Rising Star of Ukrainian Literature Killed by Putin’s War

By Héctor Abad | June 24, 2024

Roe, Dobbs, and Reproductive Justice Lit: A Reading List for Abortion Advocacy

Roe, Dobbs, and Reproductive Justice Lit: A Reading List for Abortion Advocacy

Merle Hoffman Recommends Laura Kaplan, Dorothy Roberts, Rickie Solinger, and More

By Merle Hoffman | June 24, 2024

What's the deal with Book Girl Summer?

What's the deal with Book Girl Summer?

By Brittany Allen | June 21, 2024

How Lonely Planet Founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler Revolutionized the Way We Travel

How Lonely Planet Founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler Revolutionized the Way We Travel

Paige McClanahan on the Origins, Development and Popularization of the Travel Guide

By Paige McClanahan | June 21, 2024

How Vulnerable Low-Wage Workers Power AI Algorithms

How Vulnerable Low-Wage Workers Power AI Algorithms

Madhumita Murgia on the Precarious Labor Behind the Digital Revolution

By Madhumita Murgia | June 21, 2024

Why American Journalists Should Be Outraged About the Dozens of Palestinian Journalists Jailed in Israel

Why American Journalists Should Be Outraged About the Dozens of Palestinian Journalists Jailed in Israel

"If journalism is not a crime, then it should not be treated as a crime by any government for any journalist."

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 21, 2024

City of One Million Trees: How New York Inspired Other Cities to Go Green

City of One Million Trees: How New York Inspired Other Cities to Go Green

Nadina Galle on Ecological Urban Renewal in the United States and Around the World

By Nadina Galle | June 21, 2024

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