We are told that the present moment bears a strong resemblance to Reconstruction, the era after the Civil War when the victorious North attempted to create an interracial democracy in the unrepentant South. That effort failed—and that failure serves as a warning today about violent backlash to the mere idea of black equality. The Rise […]
Dayswork considers the blurry lines between life and literature, the slippage between what happens and what gets recorded, and the ways we locate ourselves in the lives of others. In the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she […]
What goes on behind the closed door of a therapist’s office, or, more importantly, in their head as they are treating the clients? And How Does That Make You Feel? takes you there. Psychotherapist and host of the self-help podcast Disordered Joshua Fletcher provides a candid, funny, and revealing look inside the mind of a […]
A blazing novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life in our universe, that is a remarkable evocation of feeling in exile at home and introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times. At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual […]
In this timely, powerful, investigative history, The Stolen Wealth of Slavery, Emmy Award-nominated journalist David Montero follows the trail of the massive wealth amassed by Northern corporations throughout America’s history of enslavement. He showcases exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is owed, calling for corporate reparations as he details contemporary […]
From the author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging. Margot and Lucy have become the closest of friends, but by the middle of their sophomore year, one of the fraternity boys from the house next door has been brutally […]
The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes John Muller to the Trouble Begins stage for his lecture: The Lost History of Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass The lecture begins at 7 PM. This event will be held on Zoom Webinar. A recording will be available after the program. This is a FREE event sponsored by […]
Copyright is everywhere. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed to be intellectual properties—making copyright a labyrinthine construction of laws with colorful and often baffling rationales covering almost all products of human creativity. But it wasn’t always so. Who Owns This Sentence? is a […]
Disillusioned shows how for generations, upwardly mobile white families have extracted opportunity from the nation’s heavily subsidized suburbs, then moved on before the bills for maintenance and repair came due, leaving the mostly Black and Brown families who followed to clean up the ensuing mess. But now, sweeping demographic shifts and the dawning realization that […]
In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas was known simply as la divina: the divine one. In this new novel, Daisy Goodwin brings to life a woman whose extraordinary talent, unremitting drive and natural chic made her a legend. But it was only in confronting the heartbreak of losing the man […]