Remembering the Unacknowledged Sacrifices of the Red Army’s Female Snipers

Remembering the Unacknowledged Sacrifices of the Red Army’s Female Snipers

Shelly Sanders on the Brave Women Silenced By the Country They Fought to Protect

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From the French Resistance to the Horrors of Hiroshima: Eight Globe-Spanning Books on World War II

From the French Resistance to the Horrors of Hiroshima: Eight Globe-Spanning Books on World War II

Natasha Lester Recommends Ariel Lawhon, Emma Pei Yin, Anne Sebba, and More

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Eve L. Ewing and pals are buying a Chicago bookstore.

Eve L. Ewing and pals are buying a Chicago bookstore.

By Brittany Allen | May 7, 2025

Margaret Atwood has won the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award.

Margaret Atwood has won the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award.

By Literary Hub | May 7, 2025

The Schomburg Library is turning 100 this year—and throwing an <em>epic</em> rager.

The Schomburg Library is turning 100 this year—and throwing an epic rager.

By Brittany Allen | May 7, 2025

One great short story to read today: Angela Carter's

One great short story to read today: Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves"

By Emily Temple | May 7, 2025

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The Rise of the Submission Industrial Complex

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Ornament, Etiquette, Identity, Food: A Personal History of the Orange

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Katie Goh Ponders Citrus in Art and Life

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An Immodest Proposal: How Britain’s Relentless Imperialism Created the Irish Potato Famine

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Padraic X. Scanlan on Jonathan Swift, Colonization, and Dispossession

By Padraic X. Scanlan | May 7, 2025

Asking Toni’s Questions: Decentering Whiteness in Literary Spaces

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How Reality Television Warps Our Understanding of Political and Economic Realities

How Reality Television Warps Our Understanding of Political and Economic Realities

Eunji Kim on the Role of Entertainment and Infotainment in American Life

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Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

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One great short story to read today: Oğuz Atay's “The Forgotten”

One great short story to read today: Oğuz Atay's “The Forgotten”

By James Folta | May 6, 2025

Booksellers and publishers are calling for Mosab Abu Toha to be protected.

Booksellers and publishers are calling for Mosab Abu Toha to be protected.

By Dan Sheehan | May 6, 2025

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