Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

“It was from the outset a blackface minstrel tune, entertainment built on slavery and the trade in human beings.”

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On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

A Conversation Between Eva Stachniak and Christina Baker Kline

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Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to <em>Bridgerton</em>

Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to Bridgerton

Hilary A. Hallett on Reclaiming “Trashy” Romances

By Hilary A. Hallett | May 16, 2022

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

The Significance of Romare Bearden’s Art in the American Canon

The Significance of Romare Bearden’s Art in the American Canon

Glenda Gilmore in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 16, 2022

A Mysterious Canoe, a Flip Phone, and a Lot of Unanswered Questions

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Ben McGrath on Tells the Tale of an American Odyssey

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On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

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