The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, September Edition

The lives of Stephen Hawking, Toussaint Louverture, Adolf Hitler, and more

By Book Marks | September 29, 2020

What Does Nationalism Mean for the Environment?

What Does Nationalism Mean for the Environment?

John Freeman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on
the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | September 29, 2020

The Black Women Who Led the Fight for Decolonization in the French Empire

The Black Women Who Led the Fight for Decolonization in the French Empire

Annette Joseph-Gabriel Guests on Time to Eat the Dogs

By Time to Eat the Dogs | September 29, 2020

Ananya Roy on the Shared Struggles of Scholars and Activists

Ananya Roy on the Shared Struggles of Scholars and Activists

From The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | September 29, 2020

On the Liberation Struggles of the <br>Soviet Refuseniks

On the Liberation Struggles of the
Soviet Refuseniks

Natan Sharansky Recalls the Global Effort to Get Russian Jews to Israel

By Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy | September 29, 2020

The Racist History and Political Ends of Taking Children

The Racist History and Political Ends of Taking Children

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

By New Books Network | September 29, 2020

Best Reviewed
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  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Here are the most challenged books from the last decade.

By Corinne Segal | September 28, 2020

An incomplete history of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

By Dan Sheehan | September 28, 2020

Is Chris Hemsworth simply too hot to play a George Saunders hero?

By Emily Temple | September 28, 2020

Are the illustrations in children’s books making kids… dumber?                            

Are the illustrations in children’s books making kids… dumber?                            

By Jonny Diamond | September 28, 2020

Why Does Everyone in America Think They’re Middle Class?

Why Does Everyone in America Think They’re Middle Class?

David R. Roediger on the Myth of American Exceptionalism

By David R. Roediger | September 28, 2020

Brian Dillon on the Sentences of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Brian Dillon on the Sentences of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

In Praise of an Artist and Writer Taken Too Soon

By Brian Dillon | September 28, 2020

Navigating Literary Censorship—and Worse—in Iran

Navigating Literary Censorship—and Worse—in Iran

Amir Ahmadi Arian on Creative Freedom and Sitting at the "Gate of Law"

By Amir Ahmadi Arian | September 28, 2020

Whoever Said Platonic Love Can't Be Sexy? (Hint: Not Plato)

Whoever Said Platonic Love Can't Be Sexy? (Hint: Not Plato)

Michele Morano on the Geometry of the Love Triangle

By Michele Morano | September 28, 2020

The Schoolhouse is Burning: What's Happening to Public Education?

The Schoolhouse is Burning: What's Happening to Public Education?

Derek W. Black in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 28, 2020

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, September Edition

Chronicles of Europe's Displaced, the War in the Pacific, the Early Years of the CIA, and More

By Book Marks | September 28, 2020

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