How Walmart's Early Exploitation of Women Kickstarted an Economy of Underpaid Workers

How Walmart's Early Exploitation of Women Kickstarted an Economy of Underpaid Workers

Sarah Jaffe in Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | February 19, 2021

How We Get Free: On Genealogical Quests and Unknown Family History

How We Get Free: On Genealogical Quests and Unknown Family History

Michelle D. Commander Unearths the Buried Lives of Her Formerly Enslaved Ancestors

By Michelle D. Commander | February 19, 2021

A Brief History of Women’s Liberation Movements in America

A Brief History of Women’s Liberation Movements in America

Alix Kates Shulman and Honor Moore Map Genealogies 
of Feminist Activism

By Alix Kates Shulman and Honor Moore | February 19, 2021

Elizabeth McCulloch on the Ecological Sins of Floridians

Elizabeth McCulloch on the Ecological Sins of Floridians

In Conversation with G.P. Gottlieb on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | February 19, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>here is the sweet hand</em> by francine j. harris

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: here is the sweet hand by francine j. harris

Megan Labrise on One of the Finalists for Poetry

By Megan Labrise | February 19, 2021

Can a robot write a play? We’ll find out this month.

Can a robot write a play? We’ll find out this month.

By Walker Caplan | February 18, 2021

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Take a look inside this infinite stack of books (not your TBR pile).

Take a look inside this infinite stack of books (not your TBR pile).

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The Struggle to Define Wilderness: On Encountering John Muir in Bear Country

The Struggle to Define Wilderness: On Encountering John Muir in Bear Country

Bjorn Dihle: “The locals weren’t sure what to make of Muir when he confessed he had no interest in gold.”

By Bjorn Dihle | February 18, 2021

On One of the Great Unsung War Novels of the Last 30 Years

On One of the Great Unsung War Novels of the Last 30 Years

Daniel Elkind Rereads James Chapman’s TV-War Novel
GLASS (pray the electrons back to sand)

By Daniel Elkind | February 18, 2021

Homecoming: How To Be a Returnee in Lagos

Homecoming: How To Be a Returnee in Lagos

Yemisi Adegoke on Returnee Privilege and the Africa You Don’t See on TV

By Yemisi Adegoke | February 18, 2021

When Death Comes: An Oncology Nurse Finds Solace in Mary Oliver

When Death Comes: An Oncology Nurse Finds Solace in Mary Oliver

Nina Solis on Making Peace with the Unknown

By Nina Solis | February 18, 2021

Alan Lightman on the Artfulness of the Cosmos

Alan Lightman on the Artfulness of the Cosmos

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | February 18, 2021

When Marie Curie Was Almost Excluded From Winning the Nobel Prize

When Marie Curie Was Almost Excluded From Winning the Nobel Prize

Liz Heinecke on the Curies' Rise to Fame and Their Ongoing Battle with Misogyny

By Liz Heinecke | February 18, 2021

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