Books
‘I Was a Red Priest’: Christianity on socialism’s side during the Cold War
October 2, 2023I Was a Red Priest: Memories and Testimonials offers through its protagonist a Christian social analysis that is now minimized but was widely held in the post-World War II era.
Read moreNew book studies why Black women turned to the Communist Party in 1930s
June 14, 2023Historian Melissa Ford’s research explores Black women’s radical activism during the Great Depression.
Read more‘Novel’ and ‘news’ have the same root: ‘A Time Outside This Time’ reviewed
May 30, 2023This new book centers on a man writing a novel about the truth in the time of Trumpism. It unfolds through a journalistic prose style that conveys more fact than fiction.
Read more‘Audubon’s Rifle’: Predatory
May 4, 2023He’s known for painting birds, but he also cruelly killed them.
Read moreBook review and response: ‘People Love Dead Jews’
January 4, 2023These essays touching on the overall theme—“reports,” with a more corroborated affidavit —were mostly published in other venues before coming together as a book of 12 fascinating, elegantly argued chapters.
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