The Revelatory Rabbits of Watership Down
On Christmas Eve we lost Richard Adams, the British writer whose 1972 novel Watership Down became one of the bestselling children’s books of all time.
Suggested Readings: Inuit Genes, Depression Feasts, Hacked Elections
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Suggested Readings: Fascism, Crime Forecasting, and Old Saint Nick
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Suggested Readings: Dinosaur Feathers, Filthy Showerheads, and the American Dream
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Suggested Readings: Immigration Raids, Muslim Cool, and Life as a Bee
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Suggested Readings: Remembering Castro, Linguistics of Racism, Outrunning Alcohol
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Suggested Readings: Climate Change Now, Wyoming’s Power, and Fighting Zika
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Margaret Atwood
We asked JSTOR Daily readers what books and authors they remembered most from childhood. Here is one of ...
R.I.P. Gwen Ifill, Pioneering Journalist
Pioneering journalist Gwen Ifill has died. Her career in a white and male-dominated industry inspired many to the profession.
Suggested Readings: Election Surprise, Historical Echoes, Archaeological Treasure
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Listening to Leonard Cohen
Influential singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at age 82. Re-surfacing some Cohen-related materials on JSTOR.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on November 11, 1821. While he also wrote short stories and journalism, the politically-active ...
Suggested Readings: Gender at the Polls, Daylight Savings, Religion and Standing Rock
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Madeleine L’Engle
We asked JSTOR Daily readers what books and authors they remembered most from childhood. Madeleine L'Engle came up a lot.
Suggested Readings: Adolescence, the Middle Passage, and the Wonders of the Antarctic
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Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prize Winner
Paul Beatty has become the first American author ever to win the Man Booker Prize. Beatty won the award for his sharp satirical novel The Sellout.
Ten Poems By Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, and became in her short life one of the most influential poets of the era.
Suggested Readings: Laughter, Weird Evolution, and Non-Citizen Voting
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Who Was Antony Van Leeuwenhoek?
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek is considered the first microbiologist. Some of his original letters can be read here.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
We asked JSTOR Daily readers what books they remembered most from childhood. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is one of them.
Suggested Readings: Jane Jacobs, Dangers of Economic Growth, and Two Trillion Galaxies
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