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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
Weapons of Math Destruction
Read an excerpt from Cathy O’Neil’s book on how Big Data increases inequality and threatens democracy
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 9, 2016
Read an excerpt from Cathy O’Neil’s book on how Big Data increases inequality and threatens democracy
The Story of Egypt
Read an excerpt from Joann Fletcher’s book about the civilization that shaped the world
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Read an excerpt from Joann Fletcher’s book about the civilization that shaped the world
A Road Unforeseen
Read an excerpt from Meredith Tax’s book about the women fighting the Islamic State—and winning
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Read an excerpt from Meredith Tax’s book about the women fighting the Islamic State—and winning
I Contain Multitudes
Read an excerpt from Ed Yong’s new book about the microbes within us
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Read an excerpt from Ed Yong’s new book about the microbes within us
Catullus’ Bedspread
Read an excerpt from Daisy Dunn’s new biography of Rome’s most erotic poet
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Read an excerpt from Daisy Dunn’s new biography of Rome’s most erotic poet
Engineering Eden
Read an excerpt from Jordan Fisher Smith’s new book about the trial that changed our national parks
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Read an excerpt from Jordan Fisher Smith’s new book about the trial that changed our national parks
“Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” and Other Myths
Read an excerpt from Dennis A. Henigan’s updated book about gun control
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Read an excerpt from Dennis A. Henigan’s updated book about gun control
Neither Snow Nor Rain
Read an excerpt from Devin Leonard’s eclectic history of the U.S. Postal Service
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, June 27, 2016
Read an excerpt from Devin Leonard’s eclectic history of the U.S. Postal Service
The Sting of the Wild
Read an excerpt from Justin O. Schmidt’s new book about venomous bugs
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Read an excerpt from Justin O. Schmidt’s new book about venomous bugs
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