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Crossing the Atlantic During Britain’s Darkest Hour in World War II

Crossing the Atlantic During Britain’s Darkest Hour in World War II

Doug Most on the Voyage of the RMS Scythia and the Beginning of America’s Preparation For War

By Doug Most | August 20, 2025

Where Words Dissolve: Yoko Tawada on Language as a Destabilizing Force

Where Words Dissolve: Yoko Tawada on Language as a Destabilizing Force

“I am searching for that state just before individual languages are dismantled—freed from their meanings and finally annihilated.”

By Yoko Tawada | August 18, 2025

A Tour of the Private: Traversing the Physical and Memory Landscape of North America

A Tour of the Private: Traversing the Physical and Memory Landscape of North America

Joanna Pocock Retraces Her Transcontinental Journey and Revisits the Circumstances That Motivated It

By Joanna Pocock | August 14, 2025

Khadijah Queen on What It’s Like to Write Poetry on a Naval Destroyer

Khadijah Queen on What It’s Like to Write Poetry on a Naval Destroyer

“I’d steal a moment to write future me into existence, or to write my way through my feelings after another tedious day.”

By Khadijah Queen | August 6, 2025

How Writers Write Characters Who Are Writers Writing About Themselves; Or, But Is It Autofiction?

How Writers Write Characters Who Are Writers Writing About Themselves; Or, But Is It Autofiction?

Megan Cummins Explores the Porous Borders of Narrativizing Oneself on the Open Road

By Megan Cummins | August 5, 2025

Looking to jump ship? Read these 11 novels about the ex-pat experience.

Looking to jump ship? Read these 11 novels about the ex-pat experience.

(For when you'r ready to call it quits on America.)

By Brittany Allen | August 2, 2025

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How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

By Jennifer Dasal | July 16, 2025

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

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Taking a literary pilgrimage this summer? Visit these historic Black authors' homes.

By Brittany Allen | July 15, 2025

Following the Poet’s Path: A Daughter’s Journey to Japan In Search of Closure

Following the Poet’s Path: A Daughter’s Journey to Japan In Search of Closure

Rebecca Chace on Matsuo Bashō and the Life and Death of Her Mother, the Poet Jean Valentine

By Rebecca Chace | July 14, 2025

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

James Dodson Explores the History and Legacy of Early Colonial Expansion

By James Dodson | July 7, 2025

Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Creating an Authentic World Without Living in It

By Leila Mottley | June 27, 2025

Last Outposts: Rediscovering Hope for Humanity on Norway’s Remote Northern Coast

Last Outposts: Rediscovering Hope for Humanity on Norway’s Remote Northern Coast

James Rebanks: “I found myself fascinated by the remotest islands, and a strange tradition that seemed to keep people going out to them.”

By James Rebanks | June 26, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

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A Place of Rugged, Simple Beauty: One Summer in Rural Newfoundland

A Place of Rugged, Simple Beauty: One Summer in Rural Newfoundland

Robert Finch Recalls the Challenging Yet Rewarding Days Spent on Canada’s Rugged Atlantic Coast

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