SHELF LIFE
SHELF LIFE
Voices, Places
An excerpt from David Mason’s new collection of essays on literature and travel
By Charlotte Salley Friday, January 12, 2018
An excerpt from David Mason’s new collection of essays on literature and travel
Dopers in Uniform
An excerpt from John Hoberman’s investigation into the hidden world of police on steroids
By Charlotte Salley Friday, January 5, 2018
An excerpt from John Hoberman’s investigation into the hidden world of police on steroids
Anesthesia
An excerpt from Kate Cole-Adams’s exploration of the mystery of consciousness and oblivion
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, December 7, 2017
An excerpt from Kate Cole-Adams’s exploration of the mystery of consciousness and oblivion
The Fate of Rome
What really caused the fall of the Eternal City?
By Charlotte Salley Monday, November 13, 2017
What really caused the fall of the Eternal City?
The Book of Resting Places
An excerpt from Thomas Mira y Lopez’s ruminations on the ways we bury the dead
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, October 26, 2017
An excerpt from Thomas Mira y Lopez’s ruminations on the ways we bury the dead
Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby
An excerpt from Candida Moss and Joel Baden’s investigation of the expanding religious and political scope of the popular retail chain
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, October 12, 2017
An excerpt from Candida Moss and Joel Baden’s investigation of the expanding religious and political scope of the popular retail chain
Reading with Patrick
An excerpt from Michelle Kuo’s memoir on the life-changing power of literature
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, September 14, 2017
An excerpt from Michelle Kuo’s memoir on the life-changing power of literature
The Chinese Typewriter: A History
Read an excerpt from Thomas Mullaney’s exploration of quick changing key strokes in China
By Charlotte Salley Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Read an excerpt from Thomas Mullaney’s exploration of quick changing key strokes in China
American Eclipse
David Baron’s illuminating exploration of the nation’s race to catch a Wild West eclipse
By Charlotte Salley Friday, August 18, 2017
David Baron’s illuminating exploration of the nation’s race to catch a Wild West eclipse
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
An excerpt from The Library: A Fragile History by 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
An excerpt from A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas by Dan 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
An excerpt from A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristen Swenson
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
An excerpt from Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke University by Theodore 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
An excerpt from 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
An excerpt from World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Home Is Where the HOA Is
An excerpt from The Sprawl by Jason Diamond
By Jayne Ross Thursday, September 17, 2020
An excerpt from The Sprawl by 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
An excerpt from Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross 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
An excerpt from Land’s End: New and Selected Poems by Gail Mazur
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