A Canadian literary prize is ending for a wonderfully Canadian reason.

A Canadian literary prize is ending for a wonderfully Canadian reason.

By Aaron Robertson | November 21, 2019

A former Illinois library will become a very, very scary-looking doll museum.

A former Illinois library will become a very, very scary-looking doll museum.

By Corinne Segal | November 21, 2019

A Festival of Destruction in One of the Oldest Cities in the World

A Festival of Destruction in One of the Oldest Cities in the World

Michael Cunningham Travels to the Southern Italian City of Matera

By Michael Cunningham | November 21, 2019

Retracing the Historical (and Literal) Path of Napoleon's Retreat from Russia

Retracing the Historical (and Literal) Path of Napoleon's Retreat from Russia

Sylvain Tesson Attempts to Journey Back to 1812

By Sylvain Tesson | November 21, 2019

On the Great Secret-Keepers<br> of History

On the Great Secret-Keepers
of History

Do Archivists Have Political Motivations Too?

By Courtney Taylor | November 21, 2019

When the Baby Penguins Come<br> Into the World

When the Baby Penguins Come
Into the World

Lindsay McCrae on Filming New Life in Antarctica

By Lindsay McCrae | November 21, 2019

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Who Were the Scribes Who Actually Wrote Down the Epic of Gilgamesh?

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Piecing Together the Lives
of Enslaved Americans

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An Ode to Women Who Walk,
From Virginia Woolf to Greta Gerwig

By Lizzy Stewart | November 21, 2019

When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

“The country cannot prosper if its cities are decaying.”

By Jodie Adams Kirshner | November 21, 2019

Here Are the National Book Award Winners!

Here Are the National Book Award Winners!

By Jonny Diamond | November 20, 2019

Here's where you can watch the National Book Awards live.

Here's where you can watch the National Book Awards live.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 20, 2019

Oxford's Word of the Year 2019 is...

Oxford's Word of the Year 2019 is...

By Dan Sheehan | November 20, 2019

Inside Salman Rushdie's former safe house on London's shady

Inside Salman Rushdie's former safe house on London's shady "Billionaires Row."

By Aaron Robertson | November 20, 2019

Move over, Twitter: Poetizer is a

Move over, Twitter: Poetizer is a "positive, metaphysical," poem-based social media platform.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 20, 2019

A very accurate prediction of LeVar Burton's night hosting the National Book Awards.

A very accurate prediction of LeVar Burton's night hosting the National Book Awards.

By Jonny Diamond | November 20, 2019

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