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.
The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season that Defined the American West
By Chris Wimmer
A fascinating rundown of the frontier’s famed good and bad guys (and girls).
The Church of Baseball
By Ron Shelton
A rollicking look at how a beloved film almost wasn’t made.
Tears Over Russia
By Lisa Brahin
The horrors playing out today have deep roots in the past.
The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine
By Christopher Miller
A diary-like account of a brave people’s resistance to Russian invasion.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
After the Funeral and Other Stories
By Tessa Hadley
This exquisite collection explores the role of fantasy in our pedestrian lives.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic
By Emily Monosson
An edifying look at a topic that might grow on you.
