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02/23/2026
Look at this fascinating piece of Wi******er publishing history, featured in an upcoming event at the Museum of Shenandoah Valley.
Publishing the Past: A Miserable Revenge | Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Sunday, March 1 • 3–4:30 p.m. This program features a panel discussion of the life of author George A. Newman, ...
02/20/2026
Toni Morrison Was a Master of the Unthinkable (Gift Article) What made her one of our greatest — and most dangerous — novelists was her belief that stories could contain what our minds couldn’t confront.
02/11/2026
How much do you know about copyright?
The Copyright Act Turns 50 (So We’re Reading the Whole Thing) This year will mark 50 years since the passage of the Copyright Act of 1976. To honor the golden anniversary of what continues to be our governing law, we’re launching a series of blog posts …
12/24/2025
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251210-10-of-the-greatest-murder-mysteries-ever
Sherlock Holmes to Sleuth: 10 of the greatest murder mysteries ever As the new Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, is released on streaming, here are more ingenious – and confounding – whodunnits to watch and read.
12/03/2025
On the anniversary of Nikki Giovanni’s passing, an opportunity to be immersed in her presence and poetry will be available at Virginia Tech. 🧡
Details ➡️ bit.ly/4rtF7ON
11/30/2025
RIP Tom Stoppard (1937-2025)
11/29/2025
Have you seen Hamnet, or read the novel?
Opinion | ‘Hamnet’ Reimagines Shakespeare for the TikTok Generation (Gift Article) Our love of his plays have led to a centuries-long fascination with the writer. So why does each new fictional iteration get his life so wrong?
10/04/2025
Old English! Beowulf! Monsters!