On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

From Eric T. Jennings’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean

By Eric T. Jennings | September 4, 2026

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

From Louise Brangan's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted The Fallen: The Lost Girls of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and a Legacy of Silence

By Louise Brangan | September 4, 2026

A new font promises to hide your text from AI.

A new font promises to hide your text from AI.

By James Folta | September 3, 2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

By Brittany Allen | September 3, 2026

Here’s the 2026 shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing.

Here’s the 2026 shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing.

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The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

Adam Hochschild on Getting an Email Addressed to George Orwell

By Adam Hochschild | September 3, 2026

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Why is Emily Wilson retranslating <em>The Odyssey</em> from scratch?

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Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

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The Jerusalem of the East: When Billy Graham Visited Pyongyang

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