What does Jan. 6 say about American democracy — and the prospects for war?

In two books, a narrative of the efforts to overturn the election and a warning for the future. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-06 15:00:00 UTC ]

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Ocean Vuong (and his mom) steal the show at the second biannual Asian American Literature Festival.

All photos courtesy of Hannah Colen. Held in Washington D.C., the Second-Annual Asian American Literature Festival took place this year at multiple locations including the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Freer|Sackler Galleries, and kicked off at Franklin Park down the street from the Eaton... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-05 16:16:47 UTC ]
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Trump threatens tariffs on books as China trade war ramps up

Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 10% tariff on an extra $300bn of Chinese goods, including books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 07:48:35 UTC ]
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An American Bookseller's Summer in Rome

John Francisconi, the general manager of Bank Square Books in Mystic, Conn., is finishing up a three-week residency at Otherwise Bookshop in Rome and reflects on the experience for PW. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Democracy is under attack. But how to protect it while Trump is in the White House?

Review of 'Ill Winds" by Larry Diamond and 'The Democracy Fix' by Caroline Fredrickson. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-01 17:46:08 UTC ]
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WH Allen scoops Joshua Wong's 'urgent manifesto for global democracy'

WH Allen is to publish the first book in English by Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who led the Umbrella Revolution. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 13:41:07 UTC ]
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Téa Obreht | 'I knew that as an immigrant from the Balkans, I wasn’t going to tell a Native American story'

Téa Obreht’s follow-up to her acclaimed début reframes narratives about the American West. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 07:09:27 UTC ]
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The New York Times profiles Louise Erdrich’s Native American-focused bookstore.

The New York Times books section today featured a lovely profile by J. D. Biersdorfer of Birchbark Books & Native Arts, the Minneapolis bookstore owned by National Book Award-winning writer Louise Erdrich which provides indigenous-language guides, literature and crafts, alongside the latest... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 17:50:55 UTC ]
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For religious American Muslims, hostility from the right and disdain from the left

Asma T. Uddin describes Islam’s uncomfortable place in the debate over religious liberty. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-25 12:38:37 UTC ]
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Weirdly specific mix tape Vol. 6: The post-apocalyptic road trip

In these novels, the idyllic images of life on the road are replaced by something more sinister. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-24 15:55:08 UTC ]
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How 50-Year-Old Fla-Vor-Ice Became an Enduring American Summertime Staple

Among the many hardships endured by children undergoing cancer treatment is nausea--and the related difficulty of finding a food they can keep down. Fortunately, young patients at the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, the Georgetown University Hospital and 123 other medical centers across the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-07-22 22:30:42 UTC ]
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Oneworld picks up “rescue guide for democracy” by Grayling

Oneworld has picked up a hard-hitting “rescue guide for democracy” from A C Grayling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 14:55:21 UTC ]
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Nominees Announced for $50,000 “American Nobel”

News and Events WLT From left to right: Top: Emmanuel Carrère, Jorie Graham, Jessica Hagedorn. Middle: Eduardo Halfón, Ismail Kadare, Sahar Khalifeh. Bottom: Abdellatif Laâbi, Lee Maracle, Hoa Nguyen. World Literature Today, the University of... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2019-07-19 14:45:14 UTC ]
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How Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders heralded American empire

Clay Risen argues that the famous regiment became the face of U.S. global engagement. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-18 13:28:53 UTC ]
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To Restore Faith in Democracy, The Purple Project Calls on Magazines

The Purple Project for Democracy, a non-partisan coalition, campaign and movement, is looking turning to magazines to help initiate a national branding campaign. “When we started this almost 17 months ago, we saw some eye-rolling,” says Purple co-founder Bob Garfield, who is also co-host of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-16 19:13:28 UTC ]
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I Found My American Dream at the Public Library

In his op-ed for Forbes last year, Panos Mourdoukoutas, a professor of economics at LIU Post in New York, suggested that Amazon stores should replace libraries to save taxpayers money. Following the backlash this preposterous suggestion created, Forbes took the article down. But the outpouring... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-12 08:48:09 UTC ]
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Life During Wartime: War & Military History 2019–2020

New titles reflect on 21st-century warfare and look to the past for lessons in combat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Contrarian View: War & Military History 2019–2020

These titles challenge prevailing wisdom and hardened consensus to consider the necessities, mistakes, and tragedies of war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change

Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw’s “Songs of America” looks at music’s role in our nation’s history. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-10 13:53:10 UTC ]
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An Education On Art and Democracy From Toni Morrison

On the lessons one reader gained through reading Toni Morrison's new nonfiction book collecting her essays, speeches, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-10 10:33:01 UTC ]
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