How the Future Henry V Began His Royal Career

How the Future Henry V Began His Royal Career

Dan Jones on the Palace Intrigue Behind the Late 14th-Century Battle For England's Throne

By Dan Jones | October 3, 2024

What the Supreme Court Can Learn From a 14th-Century Italian City-State

What the Supreme Court Can Learn From a 14th-Century Italian City-State

Liesl Schillinger on the Cautionary Art—and Good Governance—of Siena’s “Golden Age”

By Liesl Schillinger | October 3, 2024

Nicer in Hindi: Sayantani Dasgupta on Living Between Three Languages

Nicer in Hindi: Sayantani Dasgupta on Living Between Three Languages

"Who am I? Am I really me, or an echo of all these others?"

By Sayantani Dasgupta | October 3, 2024

Embracing Bucolic Beauty: On Finding Purpose and Joy in Raising Sheep

Embracing Bucolic Beauty: On Finding Purpose and Joy in Raising Sheep

John Connell: “My existence had an aim and my incompleteness was ended. I let go of my sadness. It was a new-found freedom.”

By John Connell | October 3, 2024

Chowder and Community: In Praise of Warm Meals and Warm Hearts

Chowder and Community: In Praise of Warm Meals and Warm Hearts

Tammy Armstrong on Finding Comfort and Inspiration in Fellowship and Food

By Tammy Armstrong | October 3, 2024

Here are this year's literary MacArthur Fellows.

Here are this year's literary MacArthur Fellows.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2024

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The Tyranny of the Best-Of List: On Navigating Book Lists with OCD

By Cornelia Powers | October 2, 2024

A Long, Vital Tradition: Nine Books That Imagine What a Black Utopia Could Be

By Aaron Robertson | October 2, 2024

What Our Dreams Tell Us About Ourselves and About the World

By Michelle Tea | October 2, 2024

“Brilliant, Unquiet Minds.” Remembering the Writers Who Struggled With Their Demons

“Brilliant, Unquiet Minds.” Remembering the Writers Who Struggled With Their Demons

Betsy Lerner Considers the Difficult Yet Important Work of Publishing Messy and Vulnerable Stories

By Betsy Lerner | October 2, 2024

Here are the finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards.

Here are the finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2024

The Price of “Progress.” On Development, Displacement and Dictatorship in the Amazon

The Price of “Progress.” On Development, Displacement and Dictatorship in the Amazon

José Henrique Bortoluci Explores Familial and Collective Memory of Authoritarian Rule in Brazil

By José Henrique Bortoluci | October 1, 2024

Footnotes All the Way Down: How Russian Poetry Mines the Past to Reveal the Present

Footnotes All the Way Down: How Russian Poetry Mines the Past to Reveal the Present

Forrest Gander Remembers Two Innovative Moscow Poets, Nina Iskrenko and Alexander Yeremenko

By Forrest Gander | October 1, 2024

Weird No More: On Loving and Leaving Austin, Texas

Weird No More: On Loving and Leaving Austin, Texas

Alex Hannaford Considers the Rapidly Changing Face of a Once-Affordable Artistic and Cultural Center

By Alex Hannaford | October 1, 2024

A Precarious Arrangement: On Appearance, Coloniality and the Creation of the Self

A Precarious Arrangement: On Appearance, Coloniality and the Creation of the Self

Dionne Brand: “I now recognize myself as authored, altered. As selected, sorted, from a series of selves.”

By Dionne Brand | October 1, 2024

Five cultural hubs to follow for Hurricane Helene updates.

Five cultural hubs to follow for Hurricane Helene updates.

By Brittany Allen | September 30, 2024

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