Suggested Readings: Dangerous Biology, Cyborg Futures, and Emotional Learning
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Speaking for the Trees
David George Haskell's book The Song of the Trees: Stories From Nature's Great Connectors, explores trees' connections with various communities.
Suggested Readings: Conversations with Slavers, Reviving a Lost Language, and Springtime in the Wild
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Kathleen Rooney’s Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Move over flâneur, here comes the flâneuse, the female version of the famous French walkers.
Suggested Readings: Cavemen, Roe v. Wade, and the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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A New Novel Explores Art Theft, History, and Child Refugees
Ellen Umansky's novel The Fortunate Ones explores the psychological fallout of the World War II Kindertransport, which moved child refugees to England.
Suggested Readings: Lying Dogs, Brilliant Inventions, and the Value of Narcissism
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Elizabeth Bishop
Exploring the text and subtext of Elizabeth Bishop's poems, inspired by a new biography called Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast.
Suggested Readings: A Turkey Funeral, a Really Weird Flower, and the Meaning of Life
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Mary Shelley
Someone discovered a handful of previously unpublished letters written by Mary Shelley, stashed in private house in a small English village.
Mostafa El-Abbadi
Mostafa A. H. el-Abbadi was the visionary behind the revival of the Great Library of Alexandria, the vast Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Suggested Readings: New Planets, Ineffective Drugs, and Mardi Gras Beads
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A George Saunders Outtake
George Saunders' trademark dark humor is especially on display in this "deleted scene" from the novella Pastoralia, available for free here.
Suggested Readings: Wealth, Evil, and Our Impermanent Personalities
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Kathleen Collins and Black Women’s Sexuality
A new book is getting a lot of attention in the literary world right now…although its author died ...
Suggested Readings: High Deductibles, Bad Marriages, and Mr. Darcy
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Zadie Smith
Ever since the publication of White Teeth, Zadie Smith has made a career of writing about the actual experiences behind topics like race and immigration.
Suggested Readings: Signing Petitions, Drinking, and Falling Asleep
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Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison, the first African American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, was born to working-class ...
Suggested Readings: Muslim Ban, Quantified Lives, and Kratom Therapy
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George Orwell’s 1984
George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 finds itself at the top of the best-seller lists this week, the first of Trump's presidency.
Suggested Readings: Crowd Numbers, Baby Jokes, Magic Blood
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Suggested Readings: Kompromat, Computers as Managers, and Deadly Molasses
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