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Reading Beyond the Wall: 7 Acclaimed Books About and From East Germany

Reading Beyond the Wall: 7 Acclaimed Books About and From East Germany

On the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

By Olivia Giovetti | November 8, 2019

The Terror Behind the Mask

The Terror Behind the Mask

Tyler Malone on That Which Lies Forever Hidden

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2019

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

"The mood is festive with a subtext of anarchy.

By Paul Theroux | October 31, 2019

In Pursuit of the Elusive Spanish Forger

In Pursuit of the Elusive Spanish Forger

Lydia Pyne on One of the Great Art Criminals of All Time

By Lydia Pyne | October 28, 2019

Howard Zinn: How FDR Forestalled a Second American Revolution

Howard Zinn: How FDR Forestalled a Second American Revolution

From a Series of 2007 Conversations with Ray Suarez

By Howard Zinn | October 25, 2019

Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

Destination Baden: Hot Baths, Good Conversation, and a Lot of Gambling

By Orlando Figes | October 23, 2019

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Stand With Us at the 2019 Border of Lights Virtual Vigil

By Julia Alvarez | October 4, 2019

Why Do We Refuse to Believe Climate Change is Happening?

By Jonathan Safran Foer | October 4, 2019

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

By Greg Grandin | September 20, 2019

On the Snarky Poem That Got Its Author Murdered

On the Snarky Poem That Got Its Author Murdered

Or: The Tale of the "Virgin" Poisoner

By Emily Temple | September 17, 2019

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

Life in New York City on the Eve of History

By Tom Roston | September 13, 2019

When D.H. Lawrence's

When D.H. Lawrence's "Unlovely" Paintings Were Confiscated by Scotland Yard

NSFW (If You're a Cop)

By Emily Temple | September 12, 2019

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

On the Genius of Filippo Brunelleschi

By Amir Alexander | September 10, 2019

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: History

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: History

Present-Day America">Travel from the Medieval Era and Postwar Britain to
Present-Day America

By Literary Hub | August 22, 2019

On Svetlana Alexievich: What Can a Book Do in the Face of War?

On Svetlana Alexievich: What Can a Book Do in the Face of War?

Last Witnesses">Rachel Seiffert Considers Last Witnesses

By Rachel Seiffert | August 1, 2019

Power of Regret"> Richard Russo: On the Moral <br

Richard Russo: On the Moral <br

Power of Regret">

Power of Regret">Richard Russo: On the Moral
Power of Regret

Memories of the Family and Obligations Past

By Richard Russo | July 18, 2019

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