The Balloon-Hoax of Edgar Allan Poe and Early New York Grifters

The Balloon-Hoax of Edgar Allan Poe and Early New York Grifters

John Tresch on the Advent of Extreme Publicity

By John Tresch | June 16, 2021

Asako Serizawa on the Inheritors of Imperialism and War

Asako Serizawa on the Inheritors of Imperialism and War

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | June 16, 2021

Mary Gabriel on Expanding the Story of Mid-Century<br> American Art

Mary Gabriel on Expanding the Story of Mid-Century
American Art

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | June 16, 2021

How the Stepe Brothers Radicalized Peoria and Inspired a Punk Rock Revolution

How the Stepe Brothers Radicalized Peoria and Inspired a Punk Rock Revolution

Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett on Social Misfits and How a Scene is Born

By Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett | June 16, 2021

Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | June 16, 2021

Listen to Jeff Daniels narrate a new Dave Eggers story.

Listen to Jeff Daniels narrate a new Dave Eggers story.

By Corinne Segal | June 15, 2021

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Are we entering the era of a wholly separate “conservative” publishing industry?

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Is Elon Musk a Philip K. Dick fan?

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Watch Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. trade insults on live television.

By Walker Caplan | June 15, 2021

Trump says he’s written “the book of all books”. Publishers are skeptical.

Trump says he’s written “the book of all books”. Publishers are skeptical.

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Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

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What's the one novel Bill Gates thinks you should read this summer?

What's the one novel Bill Gates thinks you should read this summer?

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Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Dwyer Murphy Talks to the Author of The Great Mistake About the Life and Times of Andrew Haswell Green

By Dwyer Murphy | June 15, 2021

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

The Author of Walking on Cowrie Shells in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | June 15, 2021

What <em>The Endless Summer</em> Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

What The Endless Summer Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

Kunyalala Ndlovu Considers New Possibilities For Framing Global Surf Culture

By Kunyalala Ndlovu | June 15, 2021

On Meriwether Lewis’ Understudied Journey Through the Blackfoot Valley

On Meriwether Lewis’ Understudied Journey Through the Blackfoot Valley

John N. Maclean Details the Trip That “Marked the Coming of the White Man”

By John N. Maclean | June 15, 2021

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