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
What Happened to All the Good Jobs? What Happened to All the Good Jobs?
How a decades-long campaign undermined the stability and security of American workers.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Laura Marsh
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
How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing
Issa Kohler-Hausmann’s Misdemeanorland looks at how the court system has imposed a system of control that reinforces broken-windows police.
Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang
Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and other highlights from this year’s New York Film Festival.
Oct 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
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
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