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Trying to Write About “The Two John Miltons”

Trying to Write About “The Two John Miltons”

Joe Moshenska on the Complicated Lives the Scholar-Poet-Prophet

By Joe Moshenska | December 8, 2021

On the Birth of the Art Instinct

On the Birth of the Art Instinct

John-Paul Stonard Finds Recurring Themes in the First Cave Drawings

By John-Paul Stonard | December 8, 2021

The Hidden Agency of Women in Medieval Stories, from <em>Beowulf</em> to Guthlac’s <em>Life</em>

The Hidden Agency of Women in Medieval Stories, from Beowulf to Guthlac’s Life

Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry on the Literature of Europe’s Bright Ages

By Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry | December 8, 2021

Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Obed Silva Learns the Meaning of the Word “Güey”

By Obed Silva | December 8, 2021

The Dangerous, Dirty Job of Oil Extraction: On the History of Offshore Exploration

The Dangerous, Dirty Job of Oil Extraction: On the History of Offshore Exploration

Tabitha Lasley Revisits the Disasters of Deepwater Horizon and Piper Alpha

By Tabitha Lasley | December 8, 2021

How—and Why—America Criminalizes Poverty

How—and Why—America Criminalizes Poverty

Tony Messenger on a Neverending Cycle

By Tony Messenger | December 8, 2021

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David Bodanis On How Nice Guys, In Fact, Do Not Finish Last

By Keen On | December 8, 2021

Gioia Diliberto on the Dark Side of Coco Chanel

By Keen On | December 8, 2021

Eating to Extinction: A Conversation with Food Journalist Dan Saladino

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 8, 2021

Here are five contemporary epistolary novels you should read.

Here are five contemporary epistolary novels you should read.

By Vanessa Willoughby | December 7, 2021

A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

By Walker Caplan | December 7, 2021

Sandra Newman is writing a feminist retelling of <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em>.

Sandra Newman is writing a feminist retelling of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

By Walker Caplan | December 7, 2021

The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

As Chosen by Our Favorite Book Cover Designers

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2021

The Scapegoat: Siri Hustvedt on the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens

The Scapegoat: Siri Hustvedt on the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens

“Every myth explains too much, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t truths to be found in the story.”

By Siri Hustvedt | December 7, 2021

How Do You Kill a God? On Captain Cook’s Ill-Fated Arrival in Hawaii

How Do You Kill a God? On Captain Cook’s Ill-Fated Arrival in Hawaii

Anna Della Subin Considers the Death of the British Explorer and the Perpetuation of Whiteness as Divinity

By Anna Della Subin | December 7, 2021

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2021

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2021

Featuring Tom Stoppard, Michelle Zauner, Mike Nichols, D. H. Lawrence, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more

By Book Marks | December 7, 2021

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