Books & the Arts

Discovery/The Nation ’05 Prizewinners Discovery/The Nation ’05 Prizewinners

Winners of the 2005 Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize

May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

The Family World System The Family World System

The family in the twentieth century.

May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Perry Anderson

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

In 1865 22-year-old Henry James contributed a scathing book review titled "The Noble School of Fiction" to the very first issue of The Nation.

May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Hatch-Miller

Supernanny State Supernanny State

TV shows that tell you how not to raise your children.

May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alfie Kohn

Southern Man Southern Man

Strom Thurmond's black daughter tells her story.

May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

In Our Orbit In Our Orbit

Victor Navasky's new memoir of opinion journalism.

May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Trainspotting Trainspotting

A misleading history of the Underground Railroad.

May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Drew Faust

The Avenging Angel The Avenging Angel

For abolitionist John Brown, equality was not a theoretical stance but a daily practice.

May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martin Duberman

The Lincoln Museum and Springfield’s Shame The Lincoln Museum and Springfield’s Shame

Visiting the Lincoln Museum and exposing a dark chapter in the town's history.

Apr 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adrian Brune

Love’s Body Love’s Body

Kazuo Ishiguro is a writer renowned for his capacity to create beautifully controlled surfaces and to beautifully evoke the roiling emotions beneath them.

Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Claire Messud

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