Raps of Resistance: How Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole Reignited a Hip-Hop Tradition
By Jeremy C. McCool and Earl Hopkins
A persuasive case for the primacy of two singular artists.
We came, we read, we gushed.
A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
By Melvin Patrick Ely
The boundaries between the enslaved and the free were blurry but never invisible.
Looking Glass Sound
By Catriona Ward
Killings and creepiness pervade a New England seaside town.
Our new recurring feature joins the chorus decrying book bans.
Letters for the Ages: The Private and Personal Letters of Sir Winston Churchill
Edited by James Drake and Allen Packwood
An edifying peek at what “Winny” wrote behind the scenes.
Washington’s Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben
By Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings
A queer Revolutionary War hero gets his glorious due.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
Saving Freud
By Andrew Nagorski
A riveting saga that belongs on the silver screen.
Act of Oblivion
By Robert Harris
Fugitive regicides flee capture in the colonies. Buckle up loose.
Too Late to Stop Now: More Rock ’n’ Roll War Stories
By Allan Jones
Assorted vignettes on the legends of vinyl.
