Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

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Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

By Jonny Diamond | September 30, 2025

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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

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The 14 Best Book Covers of September

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Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?

Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?

James D. Tabor on the Lesser-Examined Side of a Central Figure of the Christian Faith

By James D. Tabor | September 30, 2025

What Our Relationship With Cats Reveals About Ourselves

What Our Relationship With Cats Reveals About Ourselves

Rebecca van Laer: “If dogs are our servants, cats are our shadows.”

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What a 19th-Century Photograph Reveals About Power, Privilege and Violence in the American West

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Solange Knowles is launching a free radical library.

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