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The Ancient Origins of Our Fascination With Flight

The Ancient Origins of Our Fascination With Flight

Edward McPherson on Why We Can’t Get Enough of the Bird’s Eye View

By Edward McPherson | October 24, 2025

Happy Bad

Happy Bad

Delaney Nolan

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 15, 2025

In Praise of the Dark and Innovative Genre-Bending of <em>Twin Peaks</em>

In Praise of the Dark and Innovative Genre-Bending of Twin Peaks

Lauren Haddad Shares the Lynchian Influences That Shaped Her Debut Novel

By Lauren Haddad | May 1, 2025

Barbara

Barbara

Joni Murphy

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 21, 2025

Inside the Climate Techno-Dystopia of Michel Nieva’s <em>Dengue Boy</em>

Inside the Climate Techno-Dystopia of Michel Nieva’s Dengue Boy

Rahul Bery on Translating a Stylistically Innovative Work of South American Science Fiction

By Rahul Bery | February 5, 2025

Princeton Goes to Prison: Teaching <em>Paradise Lost</em> to Incarcerated Students in New Jersey

Princeton Goes to Prison: Teaching Paradise Lost to Incarcerated Students in New Jersey

Orlando Reade on Privilege, Freedom and the Importance of Reading Disobediently

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Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

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“A Solid, Blue-Black World.” What William Beebe Found at the Bottom of the Ocean

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