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Invisible Ink

Giving center page to an era’s forgotten writers

Giving center page to an era’s forgotten writers

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Chain Gang

The personalities behind one of Rome’s greatest treasures

The personalities behind one of Rome’s greatest treasures

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The Jazz Singer

A new biography of an American legend

A new biography of an American legend

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Our Pets, Our Plates

In defense of the furred and the hoofed

In defense of the furred and the hoofed

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We’ve Gone Mainstream

Latinos are invisible no more

Latinos are invisible no more

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Acting Out

One tortuous journey from stage to screen

One tortuous journey from stage to screen

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The Choice Is Ours

Survival of the most meaningful

Survival of the most meaningful

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The Quest for Cather

When subjects play hard to get

When subjects play hard to get

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Thunder in Her Head

A new biography of a master choreographer

A new biography of a master choreographer

Old Christ Church in Alexandria. Virginia, attended by General Robert E. Lee in his youth and pictured here in 1911 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/Wikimedia Commons)

Divided Providence

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Ideology as Anatomy

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

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