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“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

By Walker Caplan | September 16, 2021

Read the short story that introduced Jeeves the butler to the world.

Read the short story that introduced Jeeves the butler to the world.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

Les Standiford on Why the Circus Is Key to Understanding Who We Are

Les Standiford on Why the Circus Is Key to Understanding Who We Are

The Literary Life Podcast">In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | September 10, 2021

Read the love poem that went viral . . . in ancient Greece.

Read the love poem that went viral . . . in ancient Greece.

By Walker Caplan | September 9, 2021

Dorothy Parker is back in New York City—with a new and improved tombstone.

Dorothy Parker is back in New York City—with a new and improved tombstone.

By Walker Caplan | August 24, 2021

“Americans Are Bad at History.” At the Fault Lines of Memory and Propaganda

“Americans Are Bad at History.” At the Fault Lines of Memory and Propaganda

and Distinguish Truth ">Patrick Nathan on the Inability to Carry Meaning Forward
and Distinguish Truth

By Patrick Nathan | August 19, 2021

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On the Lost “Lenny Bruce of Athens”

By Mark Haskell Smith | August 18, 2021

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

By Walker Caplan | August 17, 2021

Read Tove Jansson’s short story composed of bizarre fan letters.

By Walker Caplan | August 9, 2021

What Visiting Plantations Taught Me About Historical Erasure

What Visiting Plantations Taught Me About Historical Erasure

LaTanya McQueen on Piecing Together Her Family's Past

By LaTanya McQueen | August 9, 2021

Take a look at a young Flannery O’Connor’s satirical cartoons.

Take a look at a young Flannery O’Connor’s satirical cartoons.

By Walker Caplan | August 6, 2021

Reading is a Political Encounter: On Violence, Language, and Selective Forgetting

Reading is a Political Encounter: On Violence, Language, and Selective Forgetting

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi Finds Lessons in History, From Tehran to Orange County

By Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi | August 3, 2021

The only known recording of J.D. Salinger’s voice will be cremated with the woman who stole it.

The only known recording of J.D. Salinger’s voice will be cremated with the woman who stole it.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

For the first time, Patricia Highsmith’s diaries will be available to the public.

For the first time, Patricia Highsmith’s diaries will be available to the public.

By Walker Caplan | July 15, 2021

“It was sickening”: Read Chekhov’s withering review of his own first play’s opening night.

“It was sickening”: Read Chekhov’s withering review of his own first play’s opening night.

By Walker Caplan | July 14, 2021

A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

By Walker Caplan | July 8, 2021

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