A Brief Contemporary History of Nairobi's Literary House Parties

A Brief Contemporary History of Nairobi's Literary House Parties

Carey Baraka on the Formation of a Vibrant Intellectual Scene

By Carey Baraka | December 11, 2019

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined<br> in the 18th Century

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined
in the 18th Century

Peter Ward on the Rise of Self-Help, the Literature of
Advice, and More

By Peter Ward | December 11, 2019

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

Judith Arcana on the Writer's Upbringing, Marriage, Motherhood, and Career

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

The Light As She Saw It: On Sitting in Emily Dickinson's Bedroom

The Light As She Saw It: On Sitting in Emily Dickinson's Bedroom

Poetic Power of Place ">Biographer Julie Dobrow on "Footstepping" and the
Poetic Power of Place

By Julie Dobrow | December 11, 2019

How to Write with Optimism About Nature<br> (in a Time of Disaster)

How to Write with Optimism About Nature
(in a Time of Disaster)

Tobias Carroll on Books by Isabella Tree, Marc Hamer,
and Tim Robinson

By Tobias Carroll | December 11, 2019

Body Language: On Kylie Minogue, Cancer, and Coming Back to Life

Body Language: On Kylie Minogue, Cancer, and Coming Back to Life

Oliver Reeson: "To be diagnosed at 21 is the same as being diagnosed as a celebrity."

By Oliver Reeson | December 11, 2019

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  • The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

On the Sacred Bard of the 1960s Chicago Jazz Scene

By Thulani Davis | December 11, 2019

It's a Chrismukkah miracle: The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is finally getting adapted.

By Corinne Segal | December 10, 2019

Announcing the line-up for this year's Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City.

By Literary Hub | December 10, 2019

Here are the new books you should be reading this week.

Here are the new books you should be reading this week.

By Katie Yee | December 10, 2019

With more people searching for it than ever,

With more people searching for it than ever, "they" is Merriam-Webster's word of the year.

By Corinne Segal | December 10, 2019

Reminder: Boris Johnson wrote a racist novel in 2004.

Reminder: Boris Johnson wrote a racist novel in 2004.

By Jonny Diamond | December 10, 2019

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

Hilary Davidson Takes Us Through Regency Style

By Hilary Davidson | December 10, 2019

How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Chicago

How to Spend a Literary Long Weekend in Chicago

Lynn Haller Suggests Live Lit, Bookstores with Dogs, and
a Little Spot Called the Hideout

By Lynn Haller | December 10, 2019

The Hypocrisy of Big Business' Relationship to Cannabis

The Hypocrisy of Big Business' Relationship to Cannabis

Lauren Michele Jackson on Race, Weed, and the
Gray Areas of the Legal System

By Lauren Michele Jackson | December 10, 2019

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

Paul Scraton on the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Everything After

By Paul Scraton | December 10, 2019

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