Books and Ideas

Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds

Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds

Manhattan Beach maps the networks of power working just below New York’s surface.

Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Katherine Hill

Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons

Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons

In The Red Haired Woman, the Turkish novelist returns to a central theme in much of his work.

Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç

Between the News and a Prayer

Between the News and a Prayer Between the News and a Prayer

Danez Smith’s poetry bends language to hope for the possibility of a better world.

Nov 15, 2017 / David B. Hobbs

Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings

Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings

In his poetry, Brecht captured a world torn apart by war and depression.

Nov 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg

King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky

King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky

The author of This Worldwide Struggle discusses the interreligious and international roots of the civil-rights movement.

Nov 13, 2017 / Q&A / Anakwa Dwamena

Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial

Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial Trump’s Comprehensive Guide To Denial

Everything’s fine and none of it is his fault. 

Nov 7, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Pieces of Vivian Maier

Pieces of Vivian Maier Pieces of Vivian Maier

The mysterious photographer left behind so much and, at the same time, so little.

Nov 6, 2017 / Jillian Steinhauer

New America Media Is Closing—and That’s Bad News for All American Media

New America Media Is Closing—and That’s Bad News for All American Media New America Media Is Closing—and That’s Bad News for All American Media

A Bay Area news service that grew out of the Vietnam War endured to cover a changing America, but foundered in today’s bottom-line culture.

Nov 3, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Ellen Pao’s Step Forward

Ellen Pao’s Step Forward Ellen Pao’s Step Forward

In her new memoir, Pao is hesitant to call the slights, offenses, and blockages she faced what they are: harassment and discrimination.

Nov 3, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Eduardo Galeano

Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection

Hunter of Stories retells tales from our everyday lives with unparalleled compassion.

Nov 2, 2017 / Eduardo Galeano

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