Getting Screwed
Read an excerpt from Alison Bass’s new book on sex workers and the law
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, November 9, 2015
Sinatra’s Century
A brief excerpt from David Lehman’s new book about Ol’ Blue Eyes
By David Lehman Tuesday, November 3, 2015
The Mushroom at the End of the World
An excerpt from Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing’s new book about life in ecological crisis
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, October 27, 2015
A Field Philosopher’s Guide to Fracking
A brief excerpt from Adam Briggle’s new book about fighting Big Oil in Texas
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Workshops of Empire
A brief excerpt from Eric Bennett’s new book about creative writing and the Cold War
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Changing the Subject
An excerpt from Sven Birkerts’s latest book about art in the Internet age
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Strangers Drowning
A brief excerpt from Larissa MacFarquhar’s new book about extreme virtue
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Invention of Nature
A brief excerpt from Andrea Wulf’s new book about Alexander von Humboldt
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, September 22, 2015
A Strange Business
A brief excerpt from James Hamilton’s new history of art dealership
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, September 14, 2015
South Toward Home
A brief excerpt from a new book by Margaret Eby
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, September 9, 2015
On the Road
An excerpt from Vagabond: Venice Beach, Slab City and Points in Between by Ceilidh Michelle
By Elizabeth Pankova Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Vagabond: Venice Beach, Slab City, and Points in Betweenby Ceilidh Michelle
The Reading Hordes
An excerpt from The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
By Charlie Lee Tuesday, November 9, 2021
<em>The Library: A Fragile History</em>Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
Writing in the Wings
An excerpt from A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas by Dan O’Brien
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 14, 2021
A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other TraumasDan O’Brien
The Word—and Weird—of God
An excerpt from A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristen Swenson
By Jayne Ross Thursday, February 11, 2021
Jayne Ross
Second-Class Students No More
An excerpt from Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke University by Theodore D. Segal
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke UniversityTheodore D. Segal
Filling in the Blanks
An excerpt from How Schools Really Matter: Why Our Assumption About Schools and Inequality Is Mostly Wrong by Douglas B. Downey
By Jayne Ross Thursday, November 5, 2020
How Schools Really Matter: Why Our Assumption About Schools and Inequality Is Mostly Wrong by Douglas B. Downey
A Writer by Nature
An excerpt from World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Home Is Where the HOA Is
An excerpt from The Sprawl by Jason Diamond
By Jayne Ross Thursday, September 17, 2020
The Sprawlby Jason Diamond
Tolerance in a Dark Place
An excerpt from Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross A. Slotten
By Jayne Ross Thursday, August 27, 2020
Plague Years: A Doctor's Journey Through the AIDS CrisisRoss A. Slotten
A Lifetime in Verse
An excerpt from Land’s End: New and Selected Poems by Gail Mazur
By Jayne Ross Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Land’s End: New and Selected Poemsby Gail Mazur
