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Amiri Baraka's Anti-Epic Poem About America's Destruction

Amiri Baraka's Anti-Epic Poem About America's Destruction

The Poet Was Accused of Antisemitism After Presenting "Somebody Blew Up America"

By Michael Leong | July 28, 2020

of Black Music"> A Brief History of the Policing<br

A Brief History of the Policing<br

of Black Music">

of Black Music">A Brief History of the Policing
of Black Music

by White Desire">Harmony Holiday Dreams of a Black Sound Unfettered
by White Desire

By Harmony Holiday | June 19, 2020

Uncovering the Hidden Love Lives of Sylvia Plath and William Faulkner

Uncovering the Hidden Love Lives of Sylvia Plath and William Faulkner

Carl Rollyson on Researching For His Two New Biographies

By Carl Rollyson | March 23, 2020

The Harry Belafonte archive finds a home in Harlem's Schomburg Center.

The Harry Belafonte archive finds a home in Harlem's Schomburg Center.

By Aaron Robertson | March 19, 2020

Finding Octavia Butler's Pasadena

Finding Octavia Butler's Pasadena

Katie Orphan Traces the Late Author Through Her Papers

By Katie Orphan | March 13, 2020

Robert Caro's many, many papers have found a home in New York.

Robert Caro's many, many papers have found a home in New York.

By Aaron Robertson | January 8, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Letters of Ralph Ellison: On the Making of a Literary Giant

By John F. Callahan | December 6, 2019

of History">On the Great Secret-Keepers
of History

By Courtney Taylor | November 21, 2019

of Enslaved Americans">Piecing Together the Lives
of Enslaved Americans

By Rachel May | November 21, 2019

All of Our Good—and All of Our Evil—Lies in Wait in the Archives

All of Our Good—and All of Our Evil—Lies in Wait in the Archives

Deep in the Files with Margaret Atwood, Adrienne Celt, Wilkie Collins, A.S. Byatt, and More

By Sara Sligar | November 7, 2019

The Strangest Questions Ever Asked of New York City Librarians

The Strangest Questions Ever Asked of New York City Librarians

Is It True There's No Such Thing as a Stupid Question?

By New York Publc Library | October 28, 2019

The Little-Known 'Slow Fire' That’s Destroying All Our Books

The Little-Known 'Slow Fire' That’s Destroying All Our Books

Chloe Vassot on the Relentless, Inevitable Process of Decay

By Chloe Vassot | October 17, 2019

The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives

The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives

Does Yours Have 0 Messages or 25,000?

By Randy Malamud | October 9, 2019

The Author Who Didn't Care to Be Remembered

The Author Who Didn't Care to Be Remembered

On the Curious Case of Ann Petry

By Jean-Christophe Cloutier | October 4, 2019

What the 39,933 Items on Peter Matthiessen's Computer Mean for the Art of Biography

What the 39,933 Items on Peter Matthiessen's Computer Mean for the Art of Biography

On the Uncertain Future Histories of Our Digital Selves

By Lance Richardson | June 13, 2019

On Robert Caro, Great Men, and the Problem of Powerful Women in Biography

On Robert Caro, Great Men, and the Problem of Powerful Women in Biography

Caroline Fraser: “Power and ambition in women are often hidden, buried, shrouded, disguised, crushed, thwarted, mocked, warped, punished, or excoriated.”

By Caroline Fraser | May 16, 2019

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