Scholar Judith Weisenfeld explains how U.S. psychiatrists pathologized Black religious belief after the abolition of slavery in ‘New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity During the Great Migration.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
In 'Complementarity: Dignity, Difference, and Interdependence,' Christian theologian Gregg Allison argues for equal dignity and mutual respect between men and women. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Scholar Judith Weisenfeld explains how U.S. psychiatrists pathologized Black religious belief after the abolition of slavery in ‘New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity During the Great Migration.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Temim Fruchter’s debut novel centers around a young woman, Shiva, seeking answers about her family’s past after the death of her father. Told in revolving perspectives, between women in Shiva’s family and a mysterious, omniscient narrator, the book explores the interior lives of women,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-01-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
Temim Fruchter’s debut novel centers around a young woman, Shiva, seeking answers about her family’s past after the death of her father. Told in revolving perspectives, between women in Shiva’s family and a mysterious, omniscient narrator, the book explores the interior lives of women,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-01-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
Emily Binhgam’s new book explores the roots of the Kentucky Derby’s anthem. It may not be pretty, but it’s important to know. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-03 11:00:33 UTC ]
‘Vivian Maier: Developed’ is a revealing and beautiful biography about the mysterious caregiver who left behind a trove of her own art. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
Harry Freedman’s new book explores the religious influences on Leonard Cohen’s music. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-11-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
Claire Tomalin’s ‘The Young H.G. Wells’ is a fascinating look at the prolific writer’s rocky beginnings and complicated personal life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-11-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
Dennis Drabelle’s “The Power of Scenery” chronicles Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating gems like Yosemite Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
Jenny Downham answers our questions about her latest YA novel, Furious Thing (David Fickling Books), which has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. 1. Can you sum up Furious Thing in one sentence? There are many ways a girl’s sense of self can be whittled away — this book explores what... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 09:06:03 UTC ]
Ada Calhoun’s “Why We Can’t Sleep” is both a comprehensive and breezy look at the new midlife crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-02-07 15:00:00 UTC ]
“A Woman Like Her” is both an intimate portrait and a sweeping look at cultural shifts — and the price paid by women. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-02-06 15:00:00 UTC ]
What do we lose in a world without handwritten letters? A new book explores how the digital age affects how we communicate.New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield is worried that we are losing track of our communications. No, he's not griping about NSA mass surveillance and government... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chet Van Duzer has spent a lot of time hunting sea monsters. Combing through centuries-old maps in libraries and museums around the world, he's found and studied scores of strange creatures. His new book explores how medieval and Renaissance cartographers drew on myths, literature, and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 24/10/2011 - 08:10 Short Books has produced its first enhanced ebook for the digital version of Birdwatching with your Eyes Closed (3rd November), the new book from Simon Barnes, author of How to be a Bad Birdwatcher. The book explores the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 18/08/2011 - 11:42 Union Books editorial director Rosalind Porter has bought a book about poet A E Housman by Peter Parker, author of The Last Veteran. Porter bought UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from David Miller at Rogers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]