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“This book is the first serious study of the phenomenon of dehumanization,” David Livingstone Smith says in this recent interview…

We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. Today we’re recognizing Esi…

We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. First up is David…

“The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winners reflect the complexity of the issues of race and cultural diversity in our world,” said Henry…

An elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Blight works in many capacities in the world of public history, including on boards of museums and historical societies, and as a member of a small team of advisers to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum team of curators. 

These studies introduced me to the significance of evolutionary biology for understanding human nature, enabling me to come full circle by fusing my interest in the human mind with my earlier love of the natural world.

Loyalties were always mixed and the world inside the walls of my home was significantly different from the world beyond it.

We realize the headline is a bit of hyperbole but in researching Mr. Gaines for this week’s exploration of his…

Each week, we’ll be helping you to get to know our winners better (what a great bunch they are) and…

In the music industry, there is always a collective sigh of relief when an artist releases a work after an…

We enjoy a good list just as much as the next person, and even more so when it comes to…

Each week, we’ll be helping you to get to know our winners better (what a great bunch they are) and…

When you reach a level in your career when you can go by one name—Oprah—it’s safe to say that you’ve…

Oprah’s impact on the world of literature can not be understated. It is estimated that Oprah’s Book Club was instrumental…

Each week, we’ll be helping you to get to know our winners better (what a great bunch they are) and…

Langston Hughes would have turned 100 this year and in a fitting tribute to his life and literary contributions, the…

We’re continuing our look back at Langston Hughes this week by featuring some audio of his work. Listening to his…

Each week, we’ll be helping you to get to know our winners better (what a great bunch they are) and…

It’s always a question of whether the story will come when a writer sits down to begin a work and…