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A Child of the Weather Underground Reckons with His Family History

In a new memoir, Zayd Ayers Dohrn ’06GSAS recounts a childhood spent partially on the lam and wrestles with his parents’ ideals 

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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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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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10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

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What’s So Funny About Autism?

Sally Lee interviews Judith Newman ’84GSAS, author of To Siri with Love

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Book Review: “What We Lose”

By Zinzi Clemmons '13SOA

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Book Excerpt: “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”

In his best-selling new collection of essays, Neil deGrasse Tyson ’92GSAS breaks down complex scientific topics — from the Big Bang to dark energy

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Book Review: “Standard Deviation”

Renée Bacher ’91SOA reviews Katherine Heiny's novel

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

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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

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