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In memoriam…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died on September 18th of cancer. Her memoir showcases her brilliant mind, as well as the cultural and political forces that shaped her approach to the bench. This is essential reading for those who want to know about one of the most influential judges in recent memory.
Antiracism read…
Poet Saeed Jones lays bare the struggle of growing up both gay and black in Texas. His prose evokes these painful memories with just the right amount of distance to show the hope beyond the otherwise bleak circumstances.
On the screen…
Journalist Michelle McNamara died while working on this masterful true-crime portrait of the Golden State Killer, published just months before police say they solved the 40-year-old case. HBO's adaptation is on screens this summer.
In memoriam…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Dwyer passed away on October 8 from lung cancer. This history of the September 11 terrorist attacks cowritten by Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, based on interviews with survivors and first responders — as well as voicemails and other messages left by those lost in the World Trade Center — takes you inside the towers from the first crash to the collapse of the second tower.
Quarantine read…
Studs Terkel’s oral history of the Great Depression was published 50 years ago as of 2020, but it feels incredibly relevant as the COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the economy. Hear from men and women from across the socio-economic spectrum who lived through one of the worst periods in modern history.
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