December 12, 2018
Artful Dabs of Cheese and Unlimited Caviar
What to eat—and avoid—on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Read MoreRoundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
December 16, 2018
December 13, 2018
A Souvenir from the Past
The author of The Adventures of Owen Hatherley in the Post-Soviet Space finds something to take home in Ukraine.
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December 11, 2018
Instead of Writing a Thousand Words, Part One
The visual expression of ideas from cave paintings to emoji.
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December 10, 2018
The Lady Is a Detective
Tracing a Victorian literary trend, detective novels—but with women.
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December 06, 2018
How to Make a Fictional Stew
The author of The Lake on Fire shares a recipe for a novel—or at least the start of one.
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December 04, 2018
Not Even a Soldier’s Death
Watching the 1918 flu from a ship deck in Willa Cather’s novel One of Ours.
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December 11, 2018
Love Is Dead
2018:
Woman announces she is divorcing her pirate ghost husband.
1926:
Man sues wife for adultery with a ghost.
November 05, 2018
Party Animals
2018:
West Point cadets steal Air Force falcons, cause mayhem.
1916:
Stolen army goat leads to chaos.