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
Drunks: An American History
Read an excerpt from Christopher Finan’s look at the booze-soaked history of America
By Charlotte Salley Monday, August 7, 2017
Read an excerpt from Christopher Finan’s look at the booze-soaked history of America
Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light
Read an excerpt from Bob Berman’s new journey into the mysteries of waves we can’t see
By Charlotte Salley Friday, July 28, 2017
Read an excerpt from Bob Berman’s new journey into the mysteries of waves we can’t see
The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
Read an excerpt from Elizabeth Norton’s new give-it-to-me-straight history of 16th-century English gals
By Charlotte Salley Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Read an excerpt from Elizabeth Norton’s new give-it-to-me-straight history of 16th-century English gals
Red: The History of a Color
Read an excerpt from Michel Pastoureau’s new book about the color of love and rage
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Read an excerpt from Michel Pastoureau’s new book about the color of love and rage
Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery
Read an excerpt from Jonathan Lamb’s new book about every sailor’s favorite ailment
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 16, 2016
Read an excerpt from Jonathan Lamb’s new book about every sailor’s favorite ailment
Krazy
Read an excerpt from Michael Tisserand’s new biography of George Herriman
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, December 8, 2016
Read an excerpt from Michael Tisserand’s new biography of George Herriman
23/7
Read an excerpt from Keramet Reiter’s new book about the rise of solitary confinement
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, November 3, 2016
Read an excerpt from Keramet Reiter’s new book about the rise of solitary confinement
Ghostland
Read an excerpt from Colin Dickey’s history of America’s most haunted places
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, October 17, 2016
Read an excerpt from Colin Dickey’s history of America’s most haunted places
How to Travel Without Seeing
Read an excerpt from Andrés Neuman’s dispatches from Latin America
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, September 26, 2016
Read an excerpt from Andrés Neuman’s dispatches from Latin America
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