An Interview with Kurt Luchs
By Chad Faries
The poet talks humor, ekphrasis, and the work of tribute.
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
By Yi-Ling Liu
Building an online community under Big Brother’s nose.
The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
By Mark Braude
A gripping account of the City of Light as the Nazis slink ever closer.
The esteemed Kitty Kelley gives us another reason to celebrate 15 years!
A Perfect Frenzy
By Andrew Lawler
An imperfect account of revolutionary Virginia.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Lawless Republic
By Josiah Osgood
What the legendary orator/striver can teach us yet today.
Spinosaur Tales: The Biology and Ecology of the Spinosaurs
By David Hone and Mark P. Witton
The lineage of an elusive yet fascinating dinosaur is teased apart with thoughtfulness and rigor.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
Times like these remind us how glad we are to be independent.
We came, we read, we gushed.
