John Hancock

Willard Sterne Randall *84

In John Hancock, Randall restores one of the American Revolution’s most recognizable yet overlooked figures to his rightful place in…

L’auteur retrouvé

Julien Stout, assistant professor of French and Italian

L’auteur retrouvé (Droz) reconsiders the long-debated question of authorship in the Middle Ages. Stout challenges the assumption that the “author”…

Ottoman Jewry

Yaron Ayalon *09

In Ottoman Jewry (Brill), Ayalon offers a new perspective on the history of Ottoman Jewish life, challenging long-held assumptions over…

Sex Is A Spectrum

Agustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology

In Sex is A Spectrum (Princeton University Press), Fuentes challenges the traditional binary view of sex, instead offering a dynamic…

Down With Lime Books!

Jan Zauzmer ’83

When a town bigwig and her cranky crew snatch all the lime-green books from the school library, Paige and her…