n n n n nnThe following is an interview with Seth Kunin, author of Juggling Identities: Identity and Authenticity among the Crypto-Jews.nnQ: What is crypto-Judaism?nnSeth Kunin: Crypto-Jews are individuals who claim to be descended from Jews who were forcibly (and...

The following is a Q&A between Grzegorz W. Kolodko, author of Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World and William R. Brand, the book’s translator.nnWilliam Brand: This is an exceptionally wide-ranging book that looks far into...

In the words of Columbia University professor Alan Brinkley, Richard Kahlenberg’s biography of Albert Shanker, “reveals the complexity of Shanker’s life and career and also makes a persuasive case for his greatness.” In this interview Kahlenberg discusses his new book...

The following is an interview with Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, author of Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and RenewalnnQuestion: Is your book a comprehensive look at all aspects of American Judaism?nnDana Evan Kaplan: Yes and no. I cover a tremendous amount of...

Geoffrey Kabat is the author of Hyping Health Risks: Environmental Hazards in Daily Life and the Science of Epidemiology.nnQuestion: How do these scares get started? nnGeoffrey Kabat: Health scares of the kind I examine can arise in different ways.  In...

The following is an interview with Donna V. Jones, the author of The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy: Négritude, Vitalism, and ModernitynnQ: The title of the book is The Racial Discourses of Life Philosophy: Négritude, Vitalism, and Modernity. What does...