Toward a Global History of the Communist Party Toward a Global History of the Communist Party
A. James McAdams’s new history examines the tensions between the communist party as an institution and as an ideal.
Mar 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Tony Wood
The Post-Apocalyptic Novel Meets the Trump Presidency (Aboard a Giant Zeppelin) The Post-Apocalyptic Novel Meets the Trump Presidency (Aboard a Giant Zeppelin)
Mark Doten’s masterful satiric novel Trump Sky Alpha imagines how a world without the internet pushed Trump to doomsday measures.
Mar 6, 2019 / Lisa Borst
Susan Orlean’s Tale of Arson and Unfulfilled Dreams Susan Orlean’s Tale of Arson and Unfulfilled Dreams
The Library Book is more than a work of true crime; it is a study of Los Angeles and the burning ambition of the people who flock to it.
Mar 6, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Strange News From Another Star… Strange News From Another Star…
What life on another planet can teach us about our own.
Mar 5, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
What if Plants Were One of Us What if Plants Were One of Us
A new book from the philosopher Emanuele Coccia reimagines plants’ place in our lives—and in the cosmos.
Mar 1, 2019 / Rachel Riederer
Darius James’s Antic Satire of American Racism Darius James’s Antic Satire of American Racism
Provocative and slapstick, his 1992 debut, Negrophobia: An Urban Parable, dives into the frenzied subconscious of white prejudice.
Feb 28, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy
Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers’s new book is a definitive account of how deeply invested white women were in slavery in the South.
Feb 26, 2019 / Lynne Feeley
Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure
One man’s incompetence is another man’s principled discipline.
Feb 26, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Capitalism Is Responsible for Your Depressing Office Building Capitalism Is Responsible for Your Depressing Office Building
Over a century ago, John Ruskin predicted how ugly and inhuman industrialized capitalism would become.
Feb 25, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
A Punk-Rock Path to Inner Peace A Punk-Rock Path to Inner Peace
Buzzcocks’ first two seminal albums, recently reissued, offer something besides anarchy.
Feb 22, 2019 / Joe Bucciero