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Beauty in Discomfort: In Defense of the Trauma Narrative

Beauty in Discomfort: In Defense of the Trauma Narrative

Emily Usher on the Enduring Importance of Writing About Pain

By Emily Usher | June 28, 2024

Teenage Queen: Behind the Scenes on the Set of <em>My Lady Jane</em>

Teenage Queen: Behind the Scenes on the Set of My Lady Jane

Alexis Gunderson on Bringing the Little Told Story of Lady Jane Grey to the Screen

By Alexis Gunderson | June 27, 2024

On the Time Benjamin Franklin, American Show-Off, Jumped Naked Into the Thames

On the Time Benjamin Franklin, American Show-Off, Jumped Naked Into the Thames

Vicki Valosik on Our Millennia Long Love-Hate Relationship With Getting in the Water

By Vicki Valosik | June 27, 2024

How Ambivalence About Having Children Can Cause Relationship Turmoil

How Ambivalence About Having Children Can Cause Relationship Turmoil

Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman on Personal Fulfillment and Family Life in the 21st Century

By Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman | June 27, 2024

The 15 Best Book Covers of June

The 15 Best Book Covers of June

It's Mustard Season

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2024

How a Small Press Poetry Contest Launched Samuel Beckett’s Career

How a Small Press Poetry Contest Launched Samuel Beckett’s Career

Adam Smyth on Nancy Cunard, the Woman Who First Discovered the Future Nobel Laureate

By Adam Smyth | June 26, 2024

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What the Rise of Techno-Humanitarianism Means For Crisis-Hit Communities Across the Globe

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Let Your Cat Do This

Whatever You Do, Don’t Let Your Cat Do This

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What Unlearning Zionism Can Teach American Jews About Israel and Palestine

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Oren Kroll-Zeldin on Jewish Identity, Community Myths and Personal and Political Transformation

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An End to Exclusivity: On the Fight For Equitable Land Distribution in Minnesota

An End to Exclusivity: On the Fight For Equitable Land Distribution in Minnesota

Audrea Lim Considers the Reparative Possibilities of Land Ownership for Marginalized Communities

By Audrea Lim | June 26, 2024

What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer

Readings on the Life, Works, and Conflicts of Norman Mailer

By Literary Hub | June 25, 2024

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

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

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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”

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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

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