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The Harlem Renaissance, the great flowering of African American arts and culture in the early twentieth century, is hard to define but easy to admire. Coupled with the Great Migration, in which hundreds of thousands of Southern black workers moved to the rapidly industrializing c ...  Show more

Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) is widely regarded as one of the greatest short story writers in history. Among his admirers were Flaubert, who befriended and mentored the younger writer, and later masters of the form like Joyce and Chekhov, who were both deeply influenced by Maupa ...  Show more

James Patterson has sold 400 million books and written hundreds of stories, but the most important one he’s lived is being a dad. 

In this powerful, personal, and deeply relatable episode, one of the world’s bestselling authors steps away from the writing desk and into t ...

Steve Sheinkin is an award-winning author of thrilling history books for young adults. In this episode of SparkleCast, Steve, David and Rebecca talk about "The View from Above," (the first story in our new story series called "FIFTY: The Stars, the States and the Stories"), explo ...  Show more

When women's stories aren't being flat-out ignored from the history books, they can often be sidelined.

Well not here! Joining Kate today is the comedian and author of

On this episode, in honor of Black History Month, we’ll be showcasing three stories from Black storytellers, all on the universal theme of growing up. This episode was hosted by Suzanne Rust. Storytellers: Whitney Mcguire comes to terms with her buddhism. Aubrianna Piton cleans u ...  Show more