In the first half of the twentieth century, radical bookstores took many forms and often served as part of larger, multichannel campaigns. Nazis, as well as Communists and Socialists, organized festivals and parades, dances and concerts, and schools and camps to disseminate critiques of American... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-21 08:56:24 UTC ]
Jia Tolentino writes about the children’s book “The Westing Game,” by Ellen Raskin. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2019-06-13 16:15:43 UTC ]
I don’t have any do’s for writing book reviews on slavery—I don’t have any do’s for writing book reviews, period—but I have a few don’ts, courtesy of the Economist’s now-withdrawn review of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism, a new book from Cornell... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]