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When Life Gives You Lemons, It's a Status Symbol: On the Evolving Literary and Cultural History of Citrus

When Life Gives You Lemons, It's a Status Symbol: On the Evolving Literary and Cultural History of Citrus

Jean Huang Considers Little Women, Citrus as Currency, and Changing Social Norms

By Jean Huang | October 1, 2021

Rooney, Powers, Whitehead... Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books

Rooney, Powers, Whitehead... Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books

Looking Back at a Blockbuster Month in Publishing

By Book Marks | October 1, 2021

On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

Bruce Jones Traces the Recent History of Lawlessnes on the High Seas

By Bruce Jones | October 1, 2021

The Theory of (Artistic) Relativity, Illustrated

The Theory of (Artistic) Relativity, Illustrated

Michelle Rial on Letting Go of Being the Best

By Michelle Rial | October 1, 2021

Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically

Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically

“It is the way we see.”

By Roy Peter Clark | October 1, 2021

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This September and October

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This September and October

Bookstores From Around the Country Pick Their Favorites

By Corinne Segal | October 1, 2021

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A Ghost in His Own Life: Colm Tóibín on the Great Thomas Mann

By Open Source | October 1, 2021

On the First Modern Person to Enter King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

By New Books Network | October 1, 2021

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of September

By Book Marks | October 1, 2021

Kinari Webb on Her Quest to Heal the World

Kinari Webb on Her Quest to Heal the World

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 1, 2021

On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

Brian Swann Shares His Archival Research

By Brian Swann | October 1, 2021

Jonathan Plutzik on Why a Hotel Should Be a Space for Creativity

Jonathan Plutzik on Why a Hotel Should Be a Space for Creativity

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 1, 2021

Talya Miron-Shatz on Choosing to Live a Healthier and Happier Life

Talya Miron-Shatz on Choosing to Live a Healthier and Happier Life

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 1, 2021

Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and more call for the release of three imprisoned Iranian writers.

Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and more call for the release of three imprisoned Iranian writers.

By Walker Caplan | September 30, 2021

It’s time to start naming a book’s translator on the cover.

It’s time to start naming a book’s translator on the cover.

By Jonny Diamond | September 30, 2021

How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe

How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe

Catherine Baab-Muguira on Doubling Down on Your Ambitions

By Catherine Baab-Muguira | September 30, 2021

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