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Monthly Archives: December 2020
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: Madam by Phoebe Wynne
The mythology of boarding schools looms large in the collective psyche
BOOK REVIEW: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
Just as I was entering middle school, America became enraptured with the story of Natalee Holloway.
Need a last-minute Christmas gift?
2020 is almost in our rearview, thankfully–and if you’re still struggling to find something for that tricky-to-buy-for relative, Bookshop.org now offers giftcards!
Jew(ish) by Matt Greene (NetGalley Review)
What does it mean to be Jewish today?
Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman
WeWork thought they were changing the world–they bought the flagship of Lord & Taylor that had been open since 1914–but instead the world left them in the dust.
Wall Disease: The Psychological Toll of Living Up Against a Border by Jessica Wapner (NetGalley Review)
After the post-WWII partition of Germany, doctors began to identity what was dubbed mauerkrankeit, or “wall disease”–physical and mental illnesses observed in patients who lived along the Berlin Wall.
Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett
Freshman year of college is a weird beast.
We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper
Institutions have a funny way of leaving their mark on things.