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How Napoleon's Italian Exile Set the Stage for His Return to Power

How Napoleon's Italian Exile Set the Stage for His Return to Power

On Elba, the Ousted General Was Compared to Robinson Crusoe

By Mark Braude | October 24, 2019

The Goldblum Variations

The Goldblum Variations

Helen McClory

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 23, 2019

Good Sentences Are Why <br>We Read

Good Sentences Are Why
We Read

Joe Moran (and Other Writers) on the Basic Building Blocks of Writing

By Joe Moran | August 30, 2019

Lessons From a Decade Reporting on Women During the Iraq War

Lessons From a Decade Reporting on Women During the Iraq War

Hannah Allam on Survival, Heartbreak and Finding Laughter in a War Zone

By Hannah Allam | August 6, 2019

How Does a Lobster Wind Up With the Pepsi Logo “Tattooed” on Its Shell?

How Does a Lobster Wind Up With the Pepsi Logo “Tattooed” on Its Shell?

On the Impact of Ocean Plastic on Human and Animal Health

By Will McCallum | July 18, 2019

'For My Daughter,' <br>A Poem by Mark Yakich

'For My Daughter,'
A Poem by Mark Yakich

From his Collection Spiritual Exercises

By Mark Yakich | July 3, 2019

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Walking the Longest Path in England, Death on the Horizon

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The Enduring Appeal of Literary Tricksters

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'Captivity'A Poem by Paige Ackerson-Kiely

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The End of Loneliness

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Benedict Wells, tr. Charlotte Collins

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 29, 2019

Adèle

Adèle

Leīla Slimani, translated by Sam Taylor

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 16, 2019

"Palm," a Poem by Ann Lauterbach

From Her New Collection Spell

By Ann Lauterbach | January 2, 2019

Why Do We Hug Each Other?

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The Answer is Science. It's Science. (Also It's Nice)

By Haemin Sunim | December 20, 2018

Weird Hangover Cures Through the Ages

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From Human Skulls to the "Milk of Human Kindness"

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"The Saddest Case of True Love"

Simon Van Booy

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How Do We Move Beyond Commodified Feminism?

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Charlotte Shane on the Dangers of Going Mainstream

By Charlotte Shane | October 11, 2018

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