Collected by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Andrew S. Curran, the essays of "Who’s Black and Why?" represent a fascinating look into the eighteenth-century invention of the concept of race. In 1741, the Bordeaux’s Royal Academy of... Read More

In English for the first time, radical 1970s feminist Françoise d’Eaubonne’s manifesto "Feminism or Death" is bold in suggesting the role that feminism might play in saving the environment. An iconic text—one of the first to... Read More

Stereotypes of brutish, unintelligent Neanderthals are pulverized by Rebecca Wragg Sykes in her tender, absorbing profile of our hominin cousins. "Kindred" is a comprehensive review of the most up-to-date theories and technological... Read More

The chaos of current events takes on a supernatural dimension in John Elizabeth Stintzi’s novel "My Volcano". In the summer of 2016, all over the world, there are strange occurrences. The most spectacular event of all: a volcano... Read More

About a place, a past, and an imperiled future, Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s poetic memoir "Thin Places" looks back on what it means to have survived the Troubles in Ireland. Ní Dochartaigh, who was born in 1983 at a midway point in the... Read More

"Faith Hacker" is a tech-savvy Christian text that mines the links between computer science and theology for meaning. James Wilcox’s "Faith Hacker" is inventive in its use of technology to promote a biblical approach to life. Part... Read More

Drawing on global work experiences, the memoir "Strong Connections" makes a convincing case for empowering women worldwide. Impoverished women whose lives have been changed by the mobile phone revolution are at the center of Rosa... Read More