CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 16: 1 June 1820 to 28 February 1821
A compilation of 571 documents, this volume reflects Jefferson’s political, philosophical, and religious beliefs toward the end of his life…
Thin Places: Essays From in Between
Jordan Kisner ’09 explores the many facets of American life and culture in Thin Places (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux). In…
Both Stop and Go: Photos of China Reform 1985 – 2019
In the past 30 years, China has industrialized extremely quickly, but not without hiccups along the way. Both Stop and…
The In Between
This sci-fi novel tells the story of Lillian and Jackson after their 6-year-old son Cole disappears during a standard teleport…
Gender and Survival in Soviet Russia: A Life in the Shadow of Stalin’s Terror
A memoir from a woman with intimate knowledge of Stalin’s cruelty, Gender and Survival in Soviet Russia (Bloomsbury Academic) is…
A New Conception
A New Conception (Bachovich Music Publications) instructs drummers in techniques to improve their drum solos through changing meter, in jazz…
Unfixed: Photography and Decolonial Imagination in West Africa
Unfixed: Photography and Decolonial Imagination in West Africa (Duke University Press) tells the fascinating photographic story of West Africa in…
Sofonisba’s Lesson: A Renaissance Artist and Her Work
While the concept of the “Renaissance man” did not openly embrace female artists and scholars, some women of the era…
The Index of Self-Destructive Acts
In this novel, Christopher Beha ’02 takes data journalist Sam Waxworth, a man who correctly predicted the twists and turns…
Jittery White Guy Music: True Rock & Roll Confessions From a Guy Who Bought the Album
We’ve all seen the rock star memoirs lining bookstore shelves, but what about memoirs of their fans? In Jittery White…
Easing Pain on the Western Front: American Nurses of the Great War and the Birth of Modern Nursing Practice
World War I fundamentally reformed nursing practices, preempting the modern era of nursing. In Easing Pain on the Western Front…
Union: A Democrat, a Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
Jordan Blashek ’09 and Christopher Haugh, two unlikely friends, set off on a cross-country journey to understand some of the…
I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind
When an affair with a married man turns sour, a woman joins a research study to live with an AI…
Literary Translation and the Making of Originals
The quality of literary translations is often assessed in comparison to the “original” text — but accepting a text as…
Hooked: How Politics Captures People’s Interest
One of the strongest predictors of good citizenship is simply having an interest in politics, but little is known about…
1968 Mexico: Constellations of Freedom and Democracy
The year 1968 brought rising political protest around the world. In 1968 Mexico (Duke University Press), comparative literature professor Susana…
Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy
Environmental assessments underly government policymaking and regulatory action. Discerning Experts (University of Chicago Press) examines how environmental scientists conduct these…
Cervantes’ Persiles and the Travails of Romance
Cervantes’ Persiles and the Travails of Romance (University of Toronto Press) collects essays on the final novel of Miguel de…
