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    How Isaac Bashevis Singer Preserved European Jewish Life Through Literature

    By David Stromberg  November 16, 2023
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    Magnets, How Do They Work? On the Magic of Magnetic Force

    By Roma Agrawal  November 16, 2023
    Keen On

    Neill Lochery on Chasing Nazi Treasure After World War II

    By Keen On  November 16, 2023
    The Hub

    Here is the moment the National Book Award finalists called for a ceasefire.

    By Dan Sheehan  November 16, 2023
    In Conversation

    Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

    By Ellen Adams  November 15, 2023
    Archives

    Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

    By Katherine Churchill  November 15, 2023
    American Literature

    Never-Ending Nostalgia: Who and What Inspired Willa Cather

    By Benjamin Taylor  November 15, 2023
    Baillie Gifford Prize

    1848: Europe’s Year of Revolt and Revolution

    By Christopher Clark  November 15, 2023
    Childhood

    Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

    By James Elkins  November 15, 2023
    What to Watch

    Why Maurice is Still a Resonant Text for the Queer Audience

    By David Greven  November 15, 2023
    Keen On

    Anna Pitoniak on Why Women Make Better Spies

    By Keen On  November 15, 2023
    The Hub

    Zibby Owens withdraws sponsorship for the National Book Awards over its “pro-Palestinian agenda.”

    By Dan Sheehan  November 14, 2023
    The Hub

    Canada’s Giller Prize event interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 14, 2023
    Willa Cather

    Kali Fajardo-Anstine in Praise of Willa Cather and the American Southwest

    By Kali Fajardo-Anstine  November 14, 2023
    Climate Fiction

    On the False Promise of Climate Fiction 

    By Emma Pattee  November 14, 2023
    Bad Behavior

    My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

    By Jennifer Lucy Allan  November 14, 2023
    Palestine

    40 Books to Understand Palestine

    By Literary Hub  November 14, 2023
    Libraries

    Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

    By Warren Bronson  November 14, 2023
    Alligators

    Beyond the Easy Mythology of “Florida Man” in the Heart of the Everglades

    By Rebecca Renner  November 14, 2023
    Keen On

    Rob Copeland on Ray Dalio and Bridgewater

    By Keen On  November 14, 2023
    Politics

    A Statement of Solidarity With Gaza From More Than 100 Literary Translators

    By Literary Hub  November 13, 2023
    The Hub

    Over 2000 poets and writers are boycotting the Poetry Foundation.

    By Dan Sheehan  November 13, 2023
    Roundtable

    Why We Should Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

    By Literary Hub  November 13, 2023
    Shakespeare's First Folio

    In Praise of the Tangible Sacredness of the Printed Word

    By Ed Simon  November 13, 2023
    Shakespeare's First Folio

    The 400th Anniversary: Look Inside Shakespeare’s First Folio

    By Literary Hub  November 13, 2023
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