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    Folk Music

    Death and the River: Close Reading a Classic Scots’ Border Ballad

    By Ryan Bradley  May 5, 2021
    Gardening

    Natural Alchemy: On the Long History of Community Gardens in Indianapolis

    By Angela Herrmann  May 5, 2021
    The Hub

    St. Vincent has a book recommendation for you.

    By Walker Caplan  May 4, 2021
    The Hub

    Believer and BMI staffers have released an open letter about Joshua Shenk’s conduct.

    By Walker Caplan  May 4, 2021
    The Hub

    Stacey Abrams’s out-of-print romance novels have been picked up by Penguin Random House.

    By Walker Caplan  May 4, 2021
    Marriage

    Cross Your Legs, Stretch Your Hymen, Toss Your Ambition: The World According to Early “Marriage Classes”

    By Danielle Dreilinger  May 4, 2021
    The Arctic

    Polar Nightmare: On One of the First International Expeditions of the Modern Era

    By Julian Sancton  May 4, 2021
    Jazz

    How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality

    By Richard Brent Turner  May 4, 2021
    Medicine

    How Doctors Tell Stories: Writing Through the Practice of Medicine

    By Leslie Jamison  May 4, 2021
    Physics

    What the “Traditional Conception” of Physics Fails to Account For

    By Chiara Marletto  May 4, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Niall Ferguson on the Increasing Levels of Human Incompetence When Handling Disasters

    By The Virtual Book Channel  May 4, 2021
    The Hub

    Here are the 2021 Kundiman Mentorship Lab fellows.

    By Walker Caplan  May 3, 2021
    The Hub

    This is how Alison Bechdel jumpstarts her creativity.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  May 3, 2021
    The Hub

    Alan Moore is back—with a five-volume epic fantasy series about London (sort of).

    By Dan Sheehan  May 3, 2021
    The Hub

    How to make writing easier, according to one of comedy’s greatest minds. (Hint: it involves elves.)

    By Walker Caplan  May 3, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Redefining the Modern Flâneuse: A Reading List

    By Kavita Bedford  May 3, 2021
    Literary History

    How To: On the Unlikely Political and Cultural Power of the DIY Manual

    By Bethany Kaylor  May 3, 2021
    Nazis

    Drunkards, Nazis, and Fascist Masculinity: The Ambivalent Resistance Lit of Hans Fallada

    By Clayton Wickham  May 3, 2021
    Letters

    Thoughts on Sports, Real Estate, and Drinking: Robert Frost Writes to His Son

    By Literary Hub  May 3, 2021
    The Internet Age

    Seeking a Counterculture of Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing

    By Pete Davis  May 3, 2021
    Cultural Identity

    Exploring My Disparate Cultures in Fiction Helped Me Better Understand Them Both

    By Gian Sardar  May 3, 2021
    Small Presses

    A Poetics of the Press: An Interview with Ugly Duckling Presse

    By Kyle Schlesinger  May 3, 2021
    Keen On

    Are We Circling Back to an Era of Quieter, Socially Aware Filmmaking?

    By Keen On  May 3, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 3rd to May 9th

    By Rasheeda Saka  May 3, 2021
    Art Exhibits

    The Cozy, Homey, Intricate Illustrations of Jan Brett

    By Rebecca Rego Barry  May 3, 2021
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