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Author Interview: Linda Hirshman on the Battle Against Human Bondage

February 19, 2022
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“I always wanted to write about abolition, because abolition is the most successful social movement in American history.”

Book Review: “Indefinite: Doing Time in Jail” — Prison Is Bad. Jail’s Worse.

February 18, 2022
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Indefinite argues that legitimate change in the way this country deals with people accused of breaking the law would have to begin with the recognition of their humanity.

Book Review: “Pyre” — A Powerful Romeo & Juliet Fable That Centers on Caste

February 17, 2022
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The Tamil version of Pyre, under the title, Pukkuli, was dedicated to a young man murdered in his community for making an inter-caste marriage.

Book Review: “Cuba: An American History” — Inextricably Linked, for Better and Worse

February 16, 2022
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As we hopefully continue to reevaluate our relationship with Cuba, this masterful history should prove an invaluable asset for us all.

Book Review: “Jena 1800” — A Ferocious Hunger for Freedom

February 15, 2022
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Peter Neumann has written a compelling historical study that focuses on the tumultuous concatenation of a number of imaginative and dynamic thinkers.

Book Review: “Small Things Like These” — Resisting Cruelty

February 13, 2022
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Claire Keegan’s novella expertly shows how the culture of idle talk in certain Irish communities is like a secret code — an intricate language that both obscures and reveals.

Book Review: All About Mel Brooks — By Mel Brooks

February 11, 2022
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This is Mel Brooks’ warm and amusing love letter to his golden years in comedy.

Book Review: “Last Resort” — A Romp About Fiction, Riches, and Friendship

February 7, 2022
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Make what you will of this often page-turning confection, which if not particularly literary, may be a bunch of fun.

Poetry Review: Carolynn Kingyens’s “Coupling” — Art as a Means of Survival

February 5, 2022
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In this collection, Carolynn Kingyens discloses what lies behind the veneer of our relationships.

Book Review: “Thank You, Mr. Nixon” — East Meets West, Again and Again

February 1, 2022
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The author of The Resisters returns with a timely collection of stories about the connections and contradictions linking America and China.

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