Congress’s History of Violence Congress’s History of Violence
A new history of the antebellum years reminds us that politics on Capitol Hill has never been civil.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Delbanco
Frederick Douglass’s 19th Century Frederick Douglass’s 19th Century
A new biography gives an account of both Douglass’s political and personal life that will likely remain the standard for years to come.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction
His novels capture a world riven apart by class and brought back together by art.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Frank Guan
In Naguib Mahfouz’s World In Naguib Mahfouz’s World
Through his massive corpus, the Egyptian novelist helped capture the startling pace and steep costs of a nation in pursuit of independence.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey
Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic
My Year of Rest and Relaxation offers a fever dream of New York’s millennial elite before the 2008 crash.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad
Trump Cracks the Case! Trump Cracks the Case!
President Private Eye solves the mystery of a murdered journalist… by taking the Saudis at their word.
Oct 23, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
How Furious Women Shaped Our History: A Q&A With Rebecca Traister How Furious Women Shaped Our History: A Q&A With Rebecca Traister
The author and New York magazine writer on anger as a catalyst for change.
Oct 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Leah Rosenzweig
Russia’s Unlearned Lessons From the Failed Revolt of 1993 Russia’s Unlearned Lessons From the Failed Revolt of 1993
Twenty-five years ago, a nascent democracy died.
Oct 19, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels
This expansive work follows a cast of characters caught up in the massive upheavals happening in Germany between the world wars.
Oct 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Reverend Elijah P. Lovejoy, Editor of the ‘Alton Observer,’ Dies at the Hands of a Pro-Slavery Mob, Alton, Illinois (1837) The Reverend Elijah P. Lovejoy, Editor of the ‘Alton Observer,’ Dies at the Hands of a Pro-Slavery Mob, Alton, Illinois (1837)
Christ’s editor becomes Christ’s martyr: band the newspaper columns black for Elijah P. Lovejoy, who fired back. They threw his first three presses into the river. They came with g…
Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Range