A Holocaust Survivor’s Digital Doppelgänger

Source: The New Yorker

The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York now features a virtual version of Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Born-Into-Slavery Narratives Discovered in Newspaper

Source: U.S. News & World Report

In 2017, a Pennsylvania historian found several slave narratives that had been published in a local newspaper in 1893. Read this article to learn more.

Jack London’s mark on literature

Source: Sonoma Index-Tribune

Professor and author Jeanne C. Reesman extols the writing of Jack London.

In His Own Words: Remembering Poet Robert Hayden

Source: NPR

Read about poet Robert Hayden and listen to him recite part of one of his most famous poems.

Writers Work in Mobile Studios at This Incredible Residency in Massachusetts

Source: Dwell

The Mastheads, a residency program for writers, built five small studios inspired by famous local authors, such as Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne, for its recipients to work in.

Controversy over plan to name train after Anne Frank

Source: CNN

In 2017, Germany’s national railway considered naming one of its trains after Anne Frank. Many people objected to the plan. Read this article to learn more.

How Charles Dickens Helped the English Get Fresh Air

Source: HISTORY

Charles Dickens’s writing brought the struggles of the poor to light in ways that helped improve their lot. But you may not know that he also brought literal light to the poor, along with air to breathe.

Casual Perfection

Source: Slate

Critic Meghan O’Rourke argues that publishing drafts of Elizabeth Bishop’s work reveals more of the American poet’s brilliance.

Why the Colonies Most Galvanizing Leader Never Became a Founding Father

Source: Smithsonian

Learn how James Otis, Jr., inpsired early revolutionary thinking with fiery speeches against British rule.

Double-Bind: Three Women of the Harlem Renaissance

Source: Academy of American Poets

Among the more well-known male writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance existed women who also deserve to be recognized. Read about three writers whose work reflected being both black and female.