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
Good Neighbors
An excerpt from Nancy L. Rosenblum’s new book about everyday American life
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, June 14, 2016
An excerpt from Nancy L. Rosenblum’s new book about everyday American life
India’s War
An excerpt from Srinath Raghavan’s new book about India in WWII
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, June 8, 2016
An excerpt from Srinath Raghavan’s new book about India in WWII
America’s Snake
An excerpt from Ted Levin’s new book about the rise and fall of the rattlesnake
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 24, 2016
An excerpt from Ted Levin’s new book about the rise and fall of the rattlesnake
My Life with Wagner
An excerpt from Christian Thielemann’s book about a lifetime of conducting
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 17, 2016
An excerpt from Christian Thielemann’s book about a lifetime of conducting
The Edge of the Empire
Travel ancient Britannia in this excerpt from Bronwen Riley’s new book
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Travel ancient Britannia in this excerpt from Bronwen Riley’s new book
The Jazz of Physics
Read an excerpt from Stephon Alexander’s book about the music of the universe
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Read an excerpt from Stephon Alexander’s book about the music of the universe
67 Shots
Read an excerpt from Howard Means’s new history of the Kent State shootings
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Read an excerpt from Howard Means’s new history of the Kent State shootings
Black Hole Blues
Read an excerpt from Janna Levin’s new book about the soundtrack of the universe
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Read an excerpt from Janna Levin’s new book about the soundtrack of the universe
Nothing Ever Dies
Read an excerpt from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new book about Vietnam and the memory of war
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Read an excerpt from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new book about Vietnam and the memory of war
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