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Libraries Are Even More Important to Contemporary Community Than We Thought

Libraries Are Even More Important to Contemporary Community Than We Thought

And They Should Be Funded Accordingly

By Eric Klinenberg | October 24, 2019

How Pretending to Be Paul McCartney Helped Me Write My Book

How Pretending to Be Paul McCartney Helped Me Write My Book

"Sometimes Paul McCartney isn’t Paul McCartney at all."

By Karl Whitney | October 24, 2019

How Napoleon's Italian Exile Set the Stage for His Return to Power

How Napoleon's Italian Exile Set the Stage for His Return to Power

On Elba, the Ousted General Was Compared to Robinson Crusoe

By Mark Braude | October 24, 2019

The Fraught History (and Inevitable Future) of Space Tourism

The Fraught History (and Inevitable Future) of Space Tourism

Peter Ward on the Cost of Human Luxury Among the Stars

By Peter Ward | October 23, 2019

The Yale Younger Poets Prize: A Microcosm of the American Poetry Landscape

The Yale Younger Poets Prize: A Microcosm of the American Poetry Landscape

Carl Phillips on Who's Winning the Oldest Annual Literary Award in America

By Carl Phillips | October 23, 2019

Teaching High School Students the Wildness of Poetry

Teaching High School Students the Wildness of Poetry

Nick Ripatrazone Speaks to Poet and Teacher Kerrin McCadden

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 23, 2019

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  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Reading Across America:
The Quirky Austin Reading Series for Works-in-Progress

By Owen Egerton | October 23, 2019

The Art of Surviving a Move to New York

By Dina Nayeri | October 23, 2019

Visiting Vojna: on the Horrors of the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia

By Diane Simmons | October 23, 2019

Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

Destination Baden: Hot Baths, Good Conversation, and a Lot of Gambling

By Orlando Figes | October 23, 2019

A tornado has leveled Interabang Books, Dallas' largest independent bookstore.

A tornado has leveled Interabang Books, Dallas' largest independent bookstore.

By Molly Odintz | October 22, 2019

Here is the 2019 shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.

Here is the 2019 shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | October 22, 2019

The 10 new books you should be reading this week.

The 10 new books you should be reading this week.

By Emily Temple | October 22, 2019

On the Countercultural Influence of <em>Peanuts</em>

On the Countercultural Influence of Peanuts

David Ulin Considers Linus, Boy Philosopher

By David L. Ulin | October 22, 2019

A Day in the Life of a Lion Tracker

A Day in the Life of a Lion Tracker

"You have to learn how your body speaks."

By Boyd Varty | October 22, 2019

On the Darkness, Strangeness, and Unbridled Joy of Children's Books

On the Darkness, Strangeness, and Unbridled Joy of Children's Books

Cara Hoffman Gets Real About Talking Mice

By Cara Hoffman | October 22, 2019

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