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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Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate
Bob Dylan was been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Suggested Readings: Debate Social Science, Fish With Accents, and Living to 122
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The National Book Awards Shortlist
The National Book Awards Shortlist has been announced and wouldn't you know, many of the authors honored have work in JSTOR.
Suggested Readings: Homesickness on Mars, Single-Serving Studies, Super-Raccoons
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Wuthering Heights
We asked JSTOR Daily readers what books they remembered most from childhood. Here is one of them, plus related ...
JSTOR Daily Is Two Years Old
JSTOR Daily is Two! A roundup of some of JSTOR Daily's best work on its 2nd birthday.
Suggested Readings: Real-time Evolution, Perks of Code-Switching, and Clinton’s Face
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The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review Reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald
Selections from the F. Scott Fitzgerald Review
Getting to Know the MacArthur “Genius” Fellows
This year's MacArthur Genius Fellows are a diverse group of artists, scientists, lawyers, writers, and more.
Suggested Readings: Judging Parents, Killing Pests, Distributing Heroin
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