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Exhuming Dracula’s Ancestors: What Vampires Reveal About Our Latent Fears

Exhuming Dracula’s Ancestors: What Vampires Reveal About Our Latent Fears

Ed Simon Explores the History and Tradition of Unearthing the Long-Buried Past in Eastern Europe

By Ed Simon | October 31, 2024

Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

Victoria Gosling Interrogates, Deconstructs, and Reinterprets the Classic Story of King Arthur

By Victoria Gosling | August 3, 2023

Viola Davis attains EGOT status with her audiobook win at last night’s Grammys.

Viola Davis attains EGOT status with her audiobook win at last night’s Grammys.

By Jonny Diamond | February 6, 2023

Chasing Legends Down Colombia's Mythic River Magdalena

Chasing Legends Down Colombia's Mythic River Magdalena

Jordan Salama Finds Folklore and More in the Laguna de Doña Juana

By Jordan Salama | November 18, 2021

Read Walter Mosley's Incredible Speech From Last Night's National Book Awards

Read Walter Mosley's Incredible Speech From Last Night's National Book Awards

to American Letters"">Winner of "The Medal for Distinguished Contribution
to American Letters"

By Walter Mosley | November 19, 2020

The Legends of Sonoma Mountain

The Legends of Sonoma Mountain

From Greg Sarris's Creation Tales of a Land on Fire

By Greg Sarris | October 23, 2017

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