January 12, 2016

An Interview with Roy J. Harris, author of "Pulitzer's Gold"

Roy J. Harris discusses the history of the Public Service Journalism prize and its impact on journalism and American society.

January 11, 2016

Donald Trump and the Destruction of the American Century — Brian Edwards

In a recent article in Salon, They’ve destroyed us worldwide: Donald Trump, George W. Bush and the destruction of the American century, Brian Edwards, author of After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East, examines...

January 8, 2016

Pariah Dogs

Read an excerpt from the introduction to “Pariah Dogs,” part three of WITH DOGS AT THE EDGE OF LIFE, by Colin Dayan, in which Dayan examines how the suffering of dogs has been represented in literature.

January 8, 2016

An Interview with Colin Dayan

Watch an interview with Colin Dayan, author of WITH DOGS AT THE EDGE OF LIFE.

January 7, 2016

Dead Dogs

Colin Dayan, author of WITH DOGS ON THE EDGE OF LIFE, tells the story of a 2005 case where fifty-seven pit bulls were confiscated, deemed “too aggressive to live,” and killed by authority.

January 7, 2016

Shugart Image

January 7, 2016

Hess Interview

January 6, 2016

In Touch and Feeling with Dogs

Read a guest post by Colin Dayan, author of WITH DOGS ON THE EDGE OF LIFE, on the difficulty and the value of thinking and feeling with dogs.

January 5, 2016

New Book Tuesday! Shirley Hazzard, The Immigrant Other, Transracial Adoption, and More!

The following books are now available: We Need Silence to Find Out What We Think: Selected Essays Shirley Hazzard; Edited with an Introduction by Brigitta Olubas Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals Edited by Rowena Fong and Ruth...

January 5, 2016

By Way of Beginning

Read an excerpt from “By Way of Beginning,” the first chapter of WITH DOGS AT THE EDGE OF LIFE, by Colin Dayan, in which Dayan tells the story of Leon Rosby’s Rottweiler, Max, and explains what she hopes to accomplish in her book.

December 23, 2015

It's OK to be Ambivalent about Your Siblings During the Holidays

Geoffrey L. Greif and Michael E. Woolley, authors of “Adult Sibling Relationships,” on the occasional emotional difficulties of getting together with brothers and sisters during the holidays.

December 22, 2015

New Book Tuesday! Law and Literature and Axel Honneth!

Our weekly listing of new titles.