Non-fiction

In Congo Square: Colonial New Orleans In Congo Square: Colonial New Orleans

Two new books uncover the colonial origins and musical roots of New Orleans.

Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

Stewartsville: George R. Stewart’s Names on the Land Stewartsville: George R. Stewart’s Names on the Land

What possessed the fierce individualist George R. Stewart to compile a history of place-naming in the United States?

Nov 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Out of Africa: The Traps of Safari Journalism Out of Africa: The Traps of Safari Journalism

Two new books by African writers share many flaws with their Western predecessors.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas

Studs Studs

Remembering our national griot, the bearer of stories of people, ordinary and extraordinary.

Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky

Studs Terkel: Vigilant Optimist Studs Terkel: Vigilant Optimist

Studs Terkel always stood for the radical idea of the long memory. Telling the stories of our times, he remained to the end a vigilant optimist about civil rights and social progre...

Nov 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Shapiro

Studs Terkel: The Power of His Prose Studs Terkel: The Power of His Prose

He was our Boswell, our Whitman, our Sandburg. He could get people to open up and share their innermost thoughts and dreams.

Nov 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Dennis Kucinich

Hooked: Bottomless Appetites and Overfished Seas Hooked: Bottomless Appetites and Overfished Seas

Three new books chronicle our wanton depletion of ocean life.

Oct 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Emily Biuso

The Horror of Dirt: Virginia Woolf and Her Servants The Horror of Dirt: Virginia Woolf and Her Servants

Upstairs and downstairs with Virginia, Vanessa and the Bloomsbury set.

Oct 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Elaine Blair

Rooted in Reconstruction: The First Wave of Black Congressmen Rooted in Reconstruction: The First Wave of Black Congressmen

Without the courage of the forgotten black legislators of the Reconstruction era, it would be impossible for a black man today to run for president.

Oct 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Collateral Damage: Reporting the War in Iraq Collateral Damage: Reporting the War in Iraq

Three new books vividly portray the devastating impact of the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Oct 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing

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