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The Long American Shadow
Essay by Brian Tanguay I acquired American Visions by Edward L. Ayers and Democracy In Black by Eddie S. Glaude Jr., at the same time, but had no conscious intention…
California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California by Miriam Pawel
Bloomsbury Review by Brian Tanguay As Miriam Pawel writes in the Preface to her superb history of the University of California system, the many aspects of this educational juggernaut defy…
Wither by Dan Warner
Bloomsbury Review by Brian Tanguay Wither is likely to cause nightmares for readers who view AI with suspicion or fear. The CEO of Regression is an arrogant Elon Musk-like character…
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century by Ece Temelkuran
Scribner Canada Review by Brian Tanguay By the reckoning of the acclaimed Turkish writer, Ece Temelkuran, there are many ways to become unhomed. Climate change, war, and rising fascism are…
American Alt: A True Story of Madness and Friendship in a Fractured Country by Chris Lockhart
Bloomsbury Review by Brian Tanguay At various points in this remarkable account of friendship and mental illness, I had to remind myself that I was reading nonfiction. So vivid is…
Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive: Stories by Alison Gadsby
Guernica Review by Brian Tanguay Competitive or recreational swimming is a tableau for most of the nineteen stories in this collection, along with family conflict, failed love and humanoids with…
Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots As Reclaimed Present by Andrea Gunraj
McClelland & Stewart Review by Brian Tanguay For nearly three centuries, transatlantic chattel slavery was the preferred source for colonial labor, the bodies required to cultivate and harvest sugar, rice,…
Winning The Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds To Become The First Woman In Congress by Lorissa Rinehart
St. Martin’s Press Review by Brian Tanguay Barbara Lee, a Black Congresswoman from California, cast the sole vote opposing the Authorization for the Use of Military Force after the 9/11…
Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering by Catherine Liu
Verso Review by Brian Tanguay Catherine Liu doesn’t write like your typical academic. This is what I noticed first about her latest book, Traumatized, a slender volume that delivers in…