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.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
A fascinating look at what stories and sums have in common.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
Losing Music: A Memoir
By John Cotter
A young man struggles as his world goes silent.
A Conversation with Laura Scalzo
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
The novelist talks Gotham, multiple POVs, and finally meeting her protagonist.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are April’s winners.
King: A Life
By Jonathan Eig
Separating the man from the myth.
The Real World of College
By Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner
An insightful survey of what students actually get out of campus.
