May 25, 2026

Robert Radin on The Man Who Would Be Man Enough for Betty Velasquez

Robert Radin discusses The Man Who Would Be Man Enough for Betty Velasquez, blending romance, satire, and comedy while exploring craft and humor ideas.

December 12, 2018

Book Excerpt! The Stigma Effect (preface)

“The strength of this book is the way it balances the interconnected components of self-stigma and public stigma, with equally strong treatment of both. It will be of interest to people interested or involved in stigma reduction, either as advocates,...

December 11, 2018

Q&A: Patrick Corrigan on The Stigma Effect

“How do we, as a society, reduce stigmatization of the seriously mentally ill? As Patrick Corrigan persuasively argues in this thorough inquiry into the subject, we should listen to their stories, for then we will discover fellow human beings, and...

October 4, 2018

Q&A Michelle Pannor Silver on Retirement and its Discontents

“A convincing analysis of the disquiet among a small group of elders who—despite having money—want to work. Warning! A furtive tear may betray empathy for their deep feelings of abandonment, depression, being a renegade. Silver digs deep for courageous insights...

September 27, 2018

Q&A with Max Oidtmann on Forging the Golden Urn

A Qing law mandated that the reincarnations of prominent Tibetan Buddhist monks be identified by drawing lots from a golden urn. In Forging the Golden Urn, Max Oidtmann traces how a Chinese bureaucratic technology was exported to the Tibetan and Mongolian regions...

September 12, 2018

Q&A: Mark Garrett Cooper and John Marx on Media U

“This book powerfully demonstrates that universities have been media institutions all along, well before the mobile phone and the MOOC. Cooper and Marx challenge us to consider what is at stake when universities approach the educated class as an “audience”...

April 3, 2018

Q&A: Sonja Arntzen on the The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan

Gazing at this, I might think that the snow had fallen out of season, if it were not for the fragrance of this orange blossoms tree. The inclusion of poetry in all the classical Japanese diaries is perhaps what sets...

March 15, 2018

Q&A: Leon Hunt on Danger: Diabolik

This week, one of our featured books is Danger: Diabolik, by Leon Hunt. Today, we are happy to present an exclusive interview with author Leon Hunt. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free...

February 12, 2013

An Interview with Claude Piantadosi, Author of Mankind Beyond Earth

“As a lifelong investigator, I have a deep belief that maintaining our research leadership in all facets of science is critical to our nation’s continued success as a forward-thinking civilization. Despite its great costs and high risks, space exploration is...