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The Real Story Behind the Creation <br>of the Atomic Bomb

The Real Story Behind the Creation
of the Atomic Bomb

Demystifying Robert Oppenheimer

By Aaron Tucker | April 22, 2019

Isabella Hammad: A Book is Like a Letter—Not Often Addressed to Us

Isabella Hammad: A Book is Like a Letter—Not Often Addressed to Us

6 Great Books of Correspondence

By Isabella Hammad | April 22, 2019

Books to Help You Think <br>Like a Visual Artist

Books to Help You Think
Like a Visual Artist

Myla Goldberg on Getting Inside the Mind of a Painter or Photographer

By Myla Goldberg | April 19, 2019

Ahead of Their Time: A Reading List of Nonconformist Women

Ahead of Their Time: A Reading List of Nonconformist Women

From Sylvia Townsend Warner to Annie Proulx

By Lissa Evans | April 17, 2019

Where Suspicion Meets Reality: How Conspiracy Enters the American Mainstream

Where Suspicion Meets Reality: How Conspiracy Enters the American Mainstream

Irradiated Milk, Mind Control, Demonic Minions and Other Oddities

By Anna Merlan | April 16, 2019

15 Great Cat Poems Not Written By Cats

15 Great Cat Poems Not Written By Cats

Happy Poetry Month or Something

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2019

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'Women's Fiction'?

By Rachel Howard | April 10, 2019

Your Surrealist Literature Starter Kit

By Emily Temple | April 8, 2019

19 Books You Should Read This April

By Literary Hub | April 3, 2019

If Only It Were All Greek: A Reading List from Mary Norris

If Only It Were All Greek: A Reading List from Mary Norris

From Corfu to Crete, the Comma Queen Shares Her Favorites

By Mary Norris | April 2, 2019

5 Books to Help Us Understand<br> the Present Moment

5 Books to Help Us Understand
the Present Moment

Douglas Brinkley Considers Totalitarianism, Climate Change, and More

By Douglas Brinkley | April 1, 2019

All Families Are Complicated: A Reading List

All Families Are Complicated: A Reading List

J.D. Salinger, Jhumpa Lahiri, and More Recommendations From Maura Roosevelt

By Maura Roosevelt | April 1, 2019

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite <br>Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite
Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in March

By Literary Hub | March 29, 2019

Dear Reader,5 Recommended Epistolary Novels

Dear Reader,5 Recommended Epistolary Novels

Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helene Hanff, and More of Shelley Wood's Favorites

By Shelley Wood | March 28, 2019

5 Great Audiobooks for Spring

5 Great Audiobooks for Spring

In Which James Tate Hill Reveals That Benjamin Dreyer Sounds Like Steve Martin

By James Tate Hill | March 28, 2019

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

Textures, Colors . . . Black and White Photographs?

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2019

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