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A new book takes a philosophical approach to assessing the morality of modern finance.
Diane DiMassa’s Hothead Paisan is full of unrestrained, devil-may-care attitude.
When writing across cultural divides flattens characters
Symbols aren’t just symbols.
The New York Times columnist and book author Charles Blow reflects on the many aspects of his identity and how they inflect his work.
Although his detectives do precious little detecting, Charles Willeford sparked the modern South Florida mystery craze
Why some mainstream Black intellectuals are giving up on the landmark decision
The author is willing to let her main character be both her double and the butt of her joke.
After I finished college, Leslie Jamison’s The Empathy Exams won my allegiance immediately and forever.