We look back at the Charleston Literary Festival in South Carolina. Its roots lie in Charleston House in the UK, home of radical writers, artists and thinkers. Georgina Godwin speaks to executive director Sarah Moriarty and artistic director Diana Reich about the origin of the festival. Plus: development director Suzanne Pollak, co-founder of the Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits, shares her thoughts on the reading community in the US.

Raoul de Jong’s mystical journey into his Surinamese ancestry
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Erica Wagner and the life of Washington Roebling
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Victoria Bateman and the hidden economics of women
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