Books and Ideas

A Minor Complaint

A Minor Complaint A Minor Complaint

Akhil Sharma’s Family Life is not a model minority story.

Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Toral Gajarawala

Apostles of Growth

Apostles of Growth Apostles of Growth

Capitalism’s newest critics offer a groundbreaking account of slavery, but does their economic history add up?

Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk

Calculators and Butterflies

Calculators and Butterflies Calculators and Butterflies

Italo Calvino’s Complete Cosmicomics thrives on the tension between ideas and art.

Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Insurrections of the Mind thinks insurrections ought to happen only in the mind.

Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/30/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/30/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/30/14?

What are interns reading for the week of 10/30/14?

Nov 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

5 Books: Gabriella Coleman’s Best Reads on Hacking

5 Books: Gabriella Coleman’s Best Reads on Hacking 5 Books: Gabriella Coleman’s Best Reads on Hacking

These books are crucial background to the debate over Edward Snowden.

Oct 29, 2014 / Gabriella Coleman

Strange History

Strange History Strange History

John Lahr’s biography of Tennessee William gets mired down in psychoanalysis.

Oct 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Julia M. Klein

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/23/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/23/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/23/14?

What are interns reading for the week of 10/23/14?

Oct 27, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/16/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/16/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/16/14?

What are interns reading for the week of 10/16/14?

Oct 20, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

A Q&A With Charles Blow on Race, Poverty, Sexual Predators and the CIA

A Q&A With Charles Blow on Race, Poverty, Sexual Predators and the CIA A Q&A With Charles Blow on Race, Poverty, Sexual Predators and the CIA

The New York Times columnist discusses his new book, Fire Shut Up in My Bones.

Oct 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

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