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Ten Savage Insults From Literary Icons

Ten Savage Insults From Literary Icons

Writers, Indeed, Can Be Mean

By Literary Hub | March 31, 2021

Writing a Novel in Prison. In 30 Days. During a Pandemic.

Writing a Novel in Prison. In 30 Days. During a Pandemic.

Marya Brennan on Community and Creative Connection

By Marya Brennan | March 31, 2021

7 Autobiographies and Memoirs That Remind Us of the Messiness of Memory

7 Autobiographies and Memoirs That Remind Us of the Messiness of Memory

Whitney Otto Recommends Langston Hughes,
Gertrude Stein, and More

By Whitney Otto | March 31, 2021

Liberty or Death: On the Prophetic Visions and Unflinching Will of<br> Harriet Tubman

Liberty or Death: On the Prophetic Visions and Unflinching Will of
Harriet Tubman

Dorothy Wickenden Recounts the Early Life of an American Hero

By Dorothy Wickenden | March 31, 2021

Are Extraterrestrials Social Distancing from Us?

Are Extraterrestrials Social Distancing from Us?

Avi Loeb in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 31, 2021

Jacqueline Novogratz on the Need for Moral Imagination

Jacqueline Novogratz on the Need for Moral Imagination

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber
on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | March 31, 2021

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The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Read by Kathe Mazur and Walter Isaacson

By Behind the Mic | March 31, 2021

A Seattle firm is officially suing Amazon for fixing book prices.

By Walker Caplan | March 30, 2021

Shakespeare and Dante fans are feuding in the papers.

By Walker Caplan | March 30, 2021

Read Nella Larsen's 1922 application to the NYPL's library school.

Read Nella Larsen's 1922 application to the NYPL's library school.

By Vanessa Willoughby | March 30, 2021

On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World

On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World

Robert Frank Shines a Light on the Winner-Take-All Approach

By Robert Frank | March 30, 2021

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

“Oh, was I ever a messy child. A real slut in the making.”

By Melissa Febos | March 30, 2021

A Room of One’s Own Sounds Great... But What If You're a Mom?

A Room of One’s Own Sounds Great... But What If You're a Mom?

Ilona Bannister on the Fantasy of Compartmentalization

By Ilona Bannister | March 30, 2021

The Virtue of Lying? Unmasking the Truth About the Rwandan Genocide

The Virtue of Lying? Unmasking the Truth About the Rwandan Genocide

Michela Wrong on Obfuscation and the Impact of Polarizing Narratives

By Michela Wrong | March 30, 2021

Deep in an Icelandic Archive, the Earliest Roots of Nordic Mythology

Deep in an Icelandic Archive, the Earliest Roots of Nordic Mythology

Andri Snær Magnason Navigates a Sacred Text

By Andri Snær Magnason | March 30, 2021

The Life and Times of “The Most Intelligent Bird in the World

The Life and Times of “The Most Intelligent Bird in the World"

Jonathan Meiburg on the Remarkable Mental and Physical Dexterity of Tina the Striated Caracara

By Jonathan Meiburg | March 30, 2021

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