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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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Can Psychic Visions Save Us?

In The Premonitions Bureau, Sam Knight ’04JRN tells the true story of a maverick psychiatrist who believed in the power of the paranormal

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Review: The Measure

By Nikki Erlick ’17GSAS

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How a Peruvian Carpenter Led Hundreds of Christians to Judaism

A review of The Prophet of the Andes, by Graciela Mochkofsky ’96JRN

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A Rust Belt City Revived by Immigrants

A review of City of Refugees, by Susan Hartman ’76SOA

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Traveling with the Founding Fathers

Artist and author Adam Van Doren ’84CC, ’89GSAPP captures historic landmarks from Maine to Georgia

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The Lion’s Guide to Parenting

Six books from Columbia alumni that promise to make raising children just a little easier

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10 Travel Books to Feed Your Wanderlust

All by globetrotting Columbia alumni

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How COVID-19 Infected Democracy

Some world leaders used the pandemic as an excuse to silence critics and roll back civil liberties. Can the damage be undone?

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The Tricky Role of Social Media in Social-Justice Movements

A review of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas, by Gal Beckerman ’21JRN

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6 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

All from Columbia alumni authors

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Book Review: Horse

By Geraldine Brooks ’83JRN 

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Review: The School for Good Mothers

By Jessamine Chan ’12SOA

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