Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

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Sigh: Kansas City parents are protesting a library over a children’s book about puberty.

Sigh: Kansas City parents are protesting a library over a children’s book about puberty.

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Oh god: nonsensical conservative polemic <em>American Marxism</em> has sold a million copies.

Oh god: nonsensical conservative polemic American Marxism has sold a million copies.

By Jonny Diamond | September 23, 2021

LIVESTREAM: The 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist Announcement

LIVESTREAM: The 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist Announcement

Who Will Win the World’s Richest Nonfiction Prize in English?

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This “human library” in Copenhagen allows visitors to check out people.

This “human library” in Copenhagen allows visitors to check out people.

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Will the Foundation Series Finally Do Justice to the Novels of Isaac Asimov?

Will the Foundation Series Finally Do Justice to the Novels of Isaac Asimov?

Jay Gabler Tells a Long, Sad Story of Failed Sci-Fi Adaptations

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Zaina Arafat on How Sliding Doors Has Influenced Her Entire Way of Thinking

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Reefer Madness: How Did We End Up with the Lazy Stoner Stereotype?

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On the End of Debutante “Presentation Parties” at Buckingham Palace

On the End of Debutante “Presentation Parties” at Buckingham Palace

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By Adrian Tinniswood | September 23, 2021

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