Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...

This year “The Ezra Klein Show” has covered everything from the presidential election to the effects of “Cocomelon” on the ...

Ned Blackhawk, who won the 2023 National Book Award for his groundbreaking reappraisal of U.S. history, discusses some of the ...

In the often-gloomy genre of climate fiction, a new novel hits a high-water mark for its empathy ...

History and commentary on the events and issues shaping our world.

The 223-page book takes a brief, yet broad, look at various moments in the country’s history, from its origins to slavery and ...

The puritans have been read as a product of New England and the origin of American exceptionalism. This History challenges the usual understanding of American puritans, offering new ways of reading ...

This history stretches from Hussein ... the success that she clearly enjoys. In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape ...

This was the Golden Age of comic books, when Americans voraciously consumed stories about superheroes, determined detectives and thrilling romances - yet very few featured African American characters.

Rowan University historian Melissa Klapper finished a book project begun by her late colleague, Dianne Ashton (below, at ...