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Memoirs from Beyond the Grave

Lorna Scott Fox

September 14, 2020

Two new translations of a Brazilian Classic.

Landscapes of Memory

Saleem Haddad

September 09, 2020

Two Palestinian novels confront the ghosts of the Nakba.

Body Meets Design

Emily Watlington

September 03, 2020

The best designers know the difference between a policy problem and a design problem.

All at Sea

Harris Feinsod

August 24, 2020

Surveying the watery expanses of the world economy.

The Hidden Faces of Apartheid

Bongani Kona

August 04, 2020

Uncovering the secret crimes of the apartheid security police.

Storm in a Teacup

Francis Wade

July 16, 2020

On tea, colonial trade, and the origins of capitalism in India and China.

No Safe Haven

Leo Schwartz

June 29, 2020

Two books consider how U.S. policy ravages the Northern Triangle.

The Part About the Crimes

Will Noah

May 11, 2020

Fernanda Melchor's scorching novel of femicide.

Crimes of Passion

Becca Rothfeld

April 23, 2020

The violent imagination of Heinrich von Kleist.

Terminal Diagnosis

Holmes Chan

February 25, 2020

For many Hongkongers, 2019 was a grueling emotional journey that changed how they viewed themselves and the city they call home.

SCUM Rising

Jeremy Lybarger

August 01, 2019

The long afterlife of Valerie Solanas

Back to Work

Richard A. Greenwald

March 18, 2019

Let’s be clear, this isn’t really a book about “workers” . . .