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The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

Featuring art thieves, Nazi-resistors, medieval scientists, and more

By Book Marks | November 24, 2020

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

Luigi Amara on the Curious Place of Hair Pieces in the Age of Enlightenment 

By Luigi Amara | November 24, 2020

Wayne Macauley on <br>Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Wayne Macauley on
Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Considering "Cultural Cringe" and the Issue of Literary Influence

By Wayne Macauley | November 24, 2020

This Isn't an Election Crisis—It's a Crisis of Trump

This Isn't an Election Crisis—It's a Crisis of Trump

Alan Hirsch in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 23, 2020

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

David Grann on Dennis McAuliffe Jr.'s The Deaths of Sybil Bolton

By David Grann | November 20, 2020

Ayad Akhtar and Cathy Park Hong: Is the Personal <br>Always Political?

Ayad Akhtar and Cathy Park Hong: Is the Personal
Always Political?

From the Bookable Podcast with Author Amanda Stern

By Bookable | November 20, 2020

Best Reviewed
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  • The Keeper
  • The Life You Want
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  • Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team
  • A Good Person

The Book That Marked the Beginning of My
New Sense of Self

By Veronica Esposito | November 20, 2020

Contextualizing the Rollback of Human Rights in Hong Kong

By New Books Network | November 20, 2020

Read Walter Mosley's Incredible Speech From Last Night's National Book Awards

By Walter Mosley | November 19, 2020

Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting <br>Nazis Halfway

Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting
Nazis Halfway

Why Is It So Hard for Democrats to Act Like They Actually Won?

By Rebecca Solnit | November 19, 2020

American Brown Shirts in the Streets of the Capital

American Brown Shirts in the Streets of the Capital

Is This the Last Flail of the Proud Boys, or the Beginning
of Something Worse?

By Timothy Denevi | November 19, 2020

Illegal Land Grabs, Class Divides, and the Orderly Chaos of Karachi

Illegal Land Grabs, Class Divides, and the Orderly Chaos of Karachi

Declan Walsh on the Cop Who Held the Pakistani City Together

By Declan Walsh | November 19, 2020

Documenting Survival as a Photojournalist in Gaza

Documenting Survival as a Photojournalist in Gaza

Jehad al-Saftawi on the Danger of His Profession

By Jehad al-Saftawi | November 19, 2020

A Handbook for Our Times: The Elements of Stress

A Handbook for Our Times: The Elements of Stress

"Maybe you should work from someone else's home."

By Bob Eckstein | November 19, 2020

Life After Trump: Jess Walter and Jerald Walker on the Aftermath of Election 2020

Life After Trump: Jess Walter and Jerald Walker on the Aftermath of Election 2020

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell
on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 19, 2020

The Lasting Legacies of Voter Suppression and<br> the Electoral Fix

The Lasting Legacies of Voter Suppression and
the Electoral Fix

Emmanuel Acho Wonders "Who’s Governing the Government?"

By Emmanuel Acho | November 19, 2020

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