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
Philip Sparrow Tells All
Read an excerpt from the lost essays of Samuel Steward
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, January 11, 2016
Read an excerpt from the lost essays of Samuel Steward
Unruly Equality
Read an excerpt from Andrew Cornell’s new history of anarchism
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, January 7, 2016
Read an excerpt from Andrew Cornell’s new history of anarchism
Masters of Empire
Read an excerpt from Michael A. McDonnell’s new book about Great Lakes Indians
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Read an excerpt from Michael A. McDonnell’s new book about Great Lakes Indians
One Child
Read an excerpt from Sarah Conley’s new book about the morality of having children in our imperiled world
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 14, 2015
Read an excerpt from Sarah Conley’s new book about the morality of having children in our imperiled world
Hamburgers in Paradise
Read an excerpt from Louise O. Fresco’s new book about the story of food
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Read an excerpt from Louise O. Fresco’s new book about the story of food
Database of Dreams
Read an excerpt from Rebecca Lemov’s new book about the prehistory of Big Data
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Read an excerpt from Rebecca Lemov’s new book about the prehistory of Big Data
The White Road
Read an excerpt from Edmund de Waal’s new book about porcelain
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Read an excerpt from Edmund de Waal’s new book about porcelain
Getting Screwed
Read an excerpt from Alison Bass’s new book on sex workers and the law
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, November 9, 2015
Read an excerpt from Alison Bass’s new book on sex workers and the law
Sinatra’s Century
A brief excerpt from David Lehman’s new book about Ol’ Blue Eyes
By David Lehman Tuesday, November 3, 2015
A brief excerpt from David Lehman’s new book about Ol’ Blue Eyes
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