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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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How Do You Write the Story of Mike Tyson?

For Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson, Mark Kriegel ’86JRN had to revisit his own past as a sportswriter

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A Human History of Ancient Mesopotamia

In Between Two Rivers, Oxford historian Moudhy Al-Rashid ’05CC finds relatable slices of life in five-thousand-year-old clay tablets

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When Should I Listen to My Gut?

In Everyday Intuition, Elizabeth Greenwood ’13SOA explores our inner voices and how we should use them

Reading List Summer 2025
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6 New Books for Your Summer Reading List

From A'Lelia Bundles ’76JRN, John McWhorter, and other Columbia authors

Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman
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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress

In Why Nothing Works, Marc J. Dunkelman ’01CC investigates the decline of public-sector innovation from the 1960s through today

The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
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Review: The Original Daughter

By Jemimah Wei ’22SOA 

The Antidote by Karen Russell
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Review: The Antidote

By Karen Russell ’06SOA

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Don't Rage Against the Machine

In The Uncanny Muse, professor David Hajdu examines the relationship between music, art, and technology

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A Century of Black Youth Activism

In Resist, Rita Omokha ’20JRN traces the history of young Black leaders fighting for social change from the 1920s to the present day

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
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Review: Memorial Days

By Geraldine Brooks ’83JRN 

6 New Books by Columbia Authors
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6 New Books by Columbia Authors

From Jenny Slate ’04CC, Amanda Lee Koe ’17SOA, and other alumni and faculty

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Why Tribalism Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

In Tribal, Michael Morris makes the case for one of humanity’s underappreciated superpowers

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