Here's the shortlist for the 2023 Cundill History Prize.

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From Serialization to Novelization: On the First Iteration of Frank Herbert's <em>Dune</em>

From Serialization to Novelization: On the First Iteration of Frank Herbert's Dune

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WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Creating the World of Earthsea

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Creating the World of Earthsea

“Obviously, to me, words do make magic.”

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On Shakespeare's Two Heroic Friends that Saved the Bard's Plays From Being Burned

On Shakespeare's Two Heroic Friends that Saved the Bard's Plays From Being Burned

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Myisha Cherry on Forgiveness

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Hugh Eakin on 1939, Pablo Picasso, and Modern Art in America

Hugh Eakin on 1939, Pablo Picasso, and Modern Art in America

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Brook Manville on How Democracy Can Survive

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How Bayard Rustin Inspired Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nonviolent Activism

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“One of the Single Most Expensive Substances on the Planet”: The Insulin Crisis of the 21st Century

“One of the Single Most Expensive Substances on the Planet”: The Insulin Crisis of the 21st Century

Stuart Bradwel on the Tragic Consequences of Unethical Profiteering

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Maternal Vertigo: Molly Lynch on Chaos, Childcare, and Civilizational Collapse

Maternal Vertigo: Molly Lynch on Chaos, Childcare, and Civilizational Collapse

"At the very moment that you take on the greatest act of caring, you discover how powerless you are."

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