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The Fashionable Legacy of the Gilded Age

Elizabeth L. Block ’04GSAS recently published Gilded Age Fashion, a book showcasing over fifty dresses and accessories from the late 1800s     

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The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism

La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion

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A Response to Authoritarian Attacks on Universities

In his latest book, University: A Reckoning, former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger ’71LAW, ’02HON defends the role of higher education in America

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Mysterious Death of Zac Brettler

In London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe ’99CC investigates the murky circumstances surrounding an English teenager who washed up in the Thames

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World Without Mind
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Book Review: “World Without Mind”

Tim Wu reviews “World Without Mind” by Franklin Foer ’96CC

Alia Malek
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The Road to Damascus

Samuel Freedman interviews Alia Malek ’06JRN, author of “The Home That Was Our Country”

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Book Review: “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes”

By Dan Egan ’12JRN

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Book Review: "The Windfall"

By Diksha Basu ’14SOA

"There are More Beautiful Things than Beyonce"
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Book Excerpt: “There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé”

By Morgan Parker ’10CC

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Book Review: “Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset”

By Michael Rosenthal ’67GSAS

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Reading List: Spring 2017

New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty

John McWhorter
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English in Black and White

In his latest book, Talking Back, Talking Black, John McWhorter explains the history and significance of Black English

"A Mother's Tale" by Phillip Lopate
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Book Excerpt "A Mother's Tale”

Phillip Lopate '64CC, essayist and Director of Columbia’s nonfiction writing program, reflects on his mother

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Book Review: “The Perpetual Now”

By Michael D. Lemonick ’83JRN

"The Body Builders" book
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Book Review: “The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human”

By Adam Piore '94JRN

The 12 Lives of Samuel Hawley
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Book Review: “The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley”

By Hannah Tinti 

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