SHELF LIFE
SHELF LIFE
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
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
An excerpt from Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing’s new book about life in ecological crisis
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
A brief excerpt from Adam Briggle’s new book about fighting Big Oil in Texas
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
A brief excerpt from Eric Bennett’s new book about creative writing and the Cold War
Changing the Subject
An excerpt from Sven Birkerts’s latest book about art in the Internet age
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, October 7, 2015
An excerpt from Sven Birkerts’s latest book about art in the Internet age
Strangers Drowning
A brief excerpt from Larissa MacFarquhar’s new book about extreme virtue
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, September 29, 2015
A brief excerpt from Larissa MacFarquhar’s new book about extreme virtue
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 brief excerpt from Andrea Wulf’s new book about Alexander von Humboldt
A Strange Business
A brief excerpt from James Hamilton’s new history of art dealership
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, September 14, 2015
A brief excerpt from James Hamilton’s new history of art dealership
South Toward Home
A brief excerpt from a new book by Margaret Eby
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, September 9, 2015
A brief excerpt from a new book by Margaret Eby
Latest Readings
A brief excerpt from Clive James’s new collection of essays
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, September 1, 2015
A brief excerpt from Clive James’s new collection of essays
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