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.
American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life
By Jennifer Lunden
Seeking (but seldom finding) succor in U.S. healthcare.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
Like the Appearance of Horses: A Novel
By Andrew Krivak
A multigenerational family endures love, loss, and war in this evocative tale.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are May’s winners.
Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl
By Jonathan Scott
How did those vibrations get so good?
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Atalanta: A Novel
By Jennifer Saint
The Argonauts’ quest is retold through the eyes of a female warrior, with mixed results.
