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This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published

Your Favorite and Ours

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

Living the Ex-Pat Life in Moscow at the End of the Soviet Empire

Living the Ex-Pat Life in Moscow at the End of the Soviet Empire

Simon Morrison Explores the Aftermath of the Collapse of Communism in Russia

By Simon Morrison | April 3, 2026

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

How World War I Created the Army Olive Green We Know Today

How World War I Created the Army Olive Green We Know Today

Kory Stamper on the Wartime Development of the Dyestuff Industry in the United States

By Kory Stamper | April 2, 2026

Before the “Smart” Era: What the Early Years of AI Reveal About Its Future

Before the “Smart” Era: What the Early Years of AI Reveal About Its Future

Sarah Murray on the Slow Creep of Artificial Intelligence Into Everyday Life and Culture

By Sarah Murray | April 2, 2026

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If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.

By Brittany Allen | April 1, 2026

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

By Hilda Vasquez Ignatin | April 1, 2026

Frederick Jackson Turner’s Groundbreaking Frontier Thesis Was a Flop When He First Read It

By Megan Kate Nelson | April 1, 2026

Why is Bob Dylan hawking AI-generated historical fiction?!

Why is Bob Dylan hawking AI-generated historical fiction?!

By Brittany Allen | March 31, 2026

A Brief and Essential History of the Most Important Food Ever Invented: The Pickle

A Brief and Essential History of the Most Important Food Ever Invented: The Pickle

Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder Explore the Evolution of Fermentation Across the Ages

By Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder | March 31, 2026

19th-Century Blues: When Science Killed God and Made Some Englishmen Sad

19th-Century Blues: When Science Killed God and Made Some Englishmen Sad

Adrian McKinty on Richard Holmes’s The Boundless Deep

By Adrian McKinty | March 27, 2026

A new podcast from M. Gessen explores an ugly family secret.

A new podcast from M. Gessen explores an ugly family secret.

By Brittany Allen | March 26, 2026

Meet the Habsburgs! And Watch Them Marry Their Way Across Europe...

Meet the Habsburgs! And Watch Them Marry Their Way Across Europe...

Veronica Buckley on Revolutionary Europe’s First Family

By Veronica Buckley | March 26, 2026

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

By James Folta | March 25, 2026

The Town Where <em>The Last Picture Show</em> Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

The Town Where The Last Picture Show Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

David Streitfeld on the Varied Reactions to the Cinematic Adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s Novel

By David Streitfeld | March 25, 2026

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