From “Ted” to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes Edward Gorey Sent to His Pen Pal

From “Ted” to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes Edward Gorey Sent to His Pen Pal

A Selection of Gorey's Colorful, Curious Letters to Tom Fitzharris

By Literary Hub | February 14, 2025

How Systemic Racism Leads to a Lifetime of Self-Imposed Isolation For Black Americans

How Systemic Racism Leads to a Lifetime of Self-Imposed Isolation For Black Americans

Chad Sanders on Learning to Process the Societal and Psychological Effects of Anti-Blackness

By Chad Sanders | February 14, 2025

Giada Scodellaro’s debut <em>Ruins, Child</em> has won the 2024 Novel Prize.

Giada Scodellaro’s debut Ruins, Child has won the 2024 Novel Prize.

By James Folta | February 13, 2025

Winter is Here: On the Chilling Effect of Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Winter is Here: On the Chilling Effect of Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Rob Spillman Worries About the Growing Specter of Self-Censorship

By Rob Spillman | February 13, 2025

Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage

Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage

Rich Benjamin on Daniel Fignolé, Papa Doc Duvalier, and the Kidnapping That Changed His Family

By Rich Benjamin | February 13, 2025

Arctic Rush: Inside the 19th-Century Craze to Reach the North Pole

Arctic Rush: Inside the 19th-Century Craze to Reach the North Pole

Erling Kagge on the Early Years of Polar Exploration and the Timeless Phenomenon of Human Hubris

By Erling Kagge | February 13, 2025

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An American Faerie Queene: The Uncertain Lives of Nathaniel and Una Hawthorne

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Secrets of the Deep South: In Search of Hidden Family and Collective History in Georgia

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David Levering Lewis on the Eternal Questions of Race and Power Surrounding the American National Narrative

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The Great (Un)Equalizer: How Black and Native Families Struggle to Achieve Social Mobility Through Education

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Eve L. Ewing on the Structural Factors Behind Economic and Educational Inequality in America

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From Community Organizer to Novelist: Alejandro Heredia Finds a Balance Between Art and Activism

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