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Author: Riley Black
In “The Last Days of the Dinosaurs,” Riley Black walks through what happened after an asteroid impact, tracking the sweeping disruptions that overtook this one spot, and imagining what might have been happening elsewhere on the globe.
Life’s losses were sharp and deeply-felt, but the hope carried by the survivors set the stage for the world as we know it now.
Bruce Robbins’ “Atrocity” explores the literary representations of mass violence and traces the emergence of a cosmopolitan recognition of atrocity.
What is achieved is a profound exploration of the emergence of abhorrence and indignation in the face of mass violence and a critical examination of the conditions for the emergence of cosmopolitanism — the ability to look at your own nation with the critical eyes of a stranger.
Courtney Carver’ “Gentle” is the “don’t do it all” self-help book you need to live with less stress and more ease, less overwhelm and more joy.
Grounded in self-compassion and a fierce commitment to less, becoming “Gentle” isn’t about taking the easy road.
It’s a practice of real self-care that, over time, will soothe your nervous system and strengthen your relationships.
The current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity.
In “Nationalism,” historian Eric Storm sheds light on contemporary nationalist movements by exploring the global evolution of nationalism, beginning with the rise of the nation-state in the 18th century through the revival of nationalist ideas in the present day.
In “Lost Realms,” Thomas Williams focuses on nine kingdoms representing every corner of the island of Britain.
From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coastline, from the Welsh borders to the Thames Estuary, Williams uncovers the forgotten life and untimely demise of realms that hover in the twilight between history and fable.
This is a book about those lands and peoples who fell by the wayside: the lost realms of early medieval Britain.
Author: Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint
“Names for Light” traverses time and memory to weigh three generations of a family’s history against a painful inheritance of postcolonial violence and racism.
In spare, lyric paragraphs framed by white space, Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint explores home, belonging, and identity by revisiting the cities in which her parents and grandparents lived. As she makes inquiries into their stories, she intertwines oral narratives with the official and mythic histories of Myanmar, according to a review on goodreads.com.
While her family’s stories move into the present, her own story ― that of a writer seeking to understand who she is―moves into the past, until both converge at the end of the book.
