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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

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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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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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Review: Don’t Be a Stranger

By Susan Minot ’83SOA

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10 History Books that Will Make You Smarter

All by Columbia alumni

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8 Eye-Opening Investigative Journalism Books to Add to Your Reading List

All by Columbia alumni authors

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A Cultural Guide to Satanism, Psychopaths, and the Real American Horror Story

In American Scary, scholar Jeremy Dauber explores the country’s fascination with the macabre

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