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When Human Rights Memorials Actually Fan the Flames of Nationalism

When Human Rights Memorials Actually Fan the Flames of Nationalism

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 2, 2020

Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

This Week on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 2, 2020

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dissented in <em>Bush v. Gore</em>

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dissented in Bush v. Gore

The Court's Decision, She Wrote, Was Based on
an "Untested Prophecy"

By Ruth Bader Ginsburg | October 1, 2020

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

Is It Purpose? Portability? James Raven Has Some Questions

By James Raven | October 1, 2020

Many Rights, Few Responsibilities: What Does It Mean To Be an American Citizen?

Many Rights, Few Responsibilities: What Does It Mean To Be an American Citizen?

Ru Freeman: "I grew up understanding that what is given freely must still be earned."

By Ru Freeman | October 1, 2020

The Cookbook That Keeps Memories of a Maine Inn Alive

The Cookbook That Keeps Memories of a Maine Inn Alive

Jeanne Hodesh on Cooking as an Act of Love and Tool for Connection

By Jeanne Hodesh | October 1, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

The Women Who Figured Out the V2 Launch Sites During the London Blitz

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | October 1, 2020

How a 27-Year-Old Heiress Helped Shape the Post-WWII World

By Catherine Grace Katz | October 1, 2020

What Happens When a President
Really Listens?

By Jonathan Alter | September 30, 2020

At Their Own Pace: Why Reading Is Not an Inherent Moral Good

At Their Own Pace: Why Reading Is Not an Inherent Moral Good

Katherine Gaudet on Raising Reluctant Readers

By Katherine Gaudet | September 30, 2020

The Night W.S. Merwin Was Stripped Naked by a Charismatic Buddhist Leader

The Night W.S. Merwin Was Stripped Naked by a Charismatic Buddhist Leader

Emily Temple on a Legendary Night of Very Bad Behavior

By Emily Temple | September 30, 2020

How an Italian Translator Found an Unlikely Home in the Utah Desert

How an Italian Translator Found an Unlikely Home in the Utah Desert

Sara Reggiani on Belonging, Kinship, and Translating Ellen Meloy's Nature Writing

By Sara Reggiani | September 30, 2020

How a Poem Ends Up As a Basketball Epic

How a Poem Ends Up As a Basketball Epic

The Books That Helped Inua Ellams Write The Half-God of Rainfall

By Inua Ellams | September 30, 2020

Bob Davidson on Rising Above Segregation through Persistence and Resistance

Bob Davidson on Rising Above Segregation through Persistence and Resistance

Introducing the ArtCenter College of Design’s Bi-Weekly Podcast

By Change Lab | September 30, 2020

Why Are We Fascinated by Strange Faces?

Why Are We Fascinated by Strange Faces?

Namwali Serpell Considers the "Smiling Disease" Exhibit, the Elephant Man, Michael Jackson, and Cleopatra

By Namwali Serpell | September 29, 2020

Funeral in Effigy for the Statue of a Klansman Confederate General

Funeral in Effigy for the Statue of a Klansman Confederate General

Connor Towne O’Neill on Reckoning with Monuments and Memory at a Tennessee University

By Connor Towne O'Neill | September 29, 2020

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