Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson once beat a murder charge by translating some Latin.

Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson once beat a murder charge by translating some Latin.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2020

Confuse and alarm your misbehaving kids with this 15th century guide to good behavior!

Confuse and alarm your misbehaving kids with this 15th century guide to good behavior!

By Corinne Segal | February 21, 2020

Not a Cult, a new bookstore in Los Angeles, puts authors of color at the forefront.

Not a Cult, a new bookstore in Los Angeles, puts authors of color at the forefront.

By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski | February 21, 2020

Podcast industry is pivoting to… books?

Podcast industry is pivoting to… books?

By Jonny Diamond | February 21, 2020

Why I Hide From Writerly Dread in the Pages of Self-Help

Why I Hide From Writerly Dread in the Pages of Self-Help

Chelsea Leu on the Seductions and Limitations of a Billion-Dollar Genre

By Chelsea Leu | February 21, 2020

On the Lost Lyric Poetry of<br> Amelia Earhart

On the Lost Lyric Poetry of
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A Missing Pilot and Her Poems

By Traci Brimhall | February 21, 2020

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Nebula Award finalists!

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Nebula Award finalists!

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Book toilets are <em>so</em> 18th-century France.

Book toilets are so 18th-century France.

By Aaron Robertson | February 20, 2020

Reese Witherspoon is perfectly insufferable in the new <em>Little Fires Everywhere</em> trailer.

Reese Witherspoon is perfectly insufferable in the new Little Fires Everywhere trailer.

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New editions of six Stanisław Lem books place the sci-fi icon back in the spotlight.

New editions of six Stanisław Lem books place the sci-fi icon back in the spotlight.

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German far-right party distributes racist coloring books.

German far-right party distributes racist coloring books.

By Jonny Diamond | February 20, 2020

In 2020's <em>Emma.</em>, Emma Woodhouse Raids Cher Horowitz's Wardrobe

In 2020's Emma., Emma Woodhouse Raids Cher Horowitz's Wardrobe

The Latest Austen Adaptation Tells an Old Story with Clueless Style

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Gossip, Sex, and Redcoats: On the Build-Up to the Boston Massacre

Gossip, Sex, and Redcoats: On the Build-Up to the Boston Massacre

Don't Let Anyone Tell You Revolutionary History is Boring

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