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Ernest Hemingway Unmasked: Verna Kale Uncovers Hidden Gems in Hemingway’s Letters
One of America’s most celebrated writers of the 20th-century, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) pioneered a simple and understated writing style. He was awarded both the
A Clean, Well-Admired Style: Peter Hays On Ernest Hemingway’s Life and Art
One of America’s most celebrated writers of the 20th-century, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) pioneered a simple and understated style of writing. He was awarded both
No Ordinary Writer: John Banville on Influences and Fashioning “a Singular Voice”
Irish novelist, screenwriter, and reviewer John Banville (1945 -) is the author of numerous acclaimed works of fiction including the Booker Prize-winning novel
Finding Einstein: Jimena Canales Peels Away Layers of Myth to Unmask Albert Einstein the Man
Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientific community’s view and understanding of the universe. He
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Rebel Giants: The Revolutionary Lives of Abraham Lincoln & Charles Darwin
Rebel Giants, David Contosta’s latest book, offers a timely examination of the lives of two men who transformed
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
Heather Clark, Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the University of Huddersfield, and author of The Grief of Influence:
Film on Paper: The Inner Life of Movies
This is the latest offering from Richard Schickel, a renowned film critic who probably knows more—and writes with
Jane Austen’s Names: Riddles Persons Places
Notre Dame Professor of Literature Margaret Doody explores the importance of names and locations in some of Jane
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Vladimir Nabokov’s Long Lost Superman Poem Found
A long-thought lost poem of Russian-American novelist and poet Vladimir Nabokov, who would have turned 122 this week,
New Book on Albert Einstein Offers an Accessible and Engaging Introduction to the Influential Physicist’s Life and Work
NEW YORK, NY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 — Albert Einstein is the best-known scientist, and one of the most
The Cat’s Out of the Bag: What do Erwin Schrödinger and T. S. Eliot have in common?
At first glance, a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist and American-born poet stand as far apart as science and literature
Immortal Beloved: Beethoven’s Music is Still Bringing Joy
It is said that before composing, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) had a habit of dipping his head in
