Tales of Havoc
Sara Manning Peskin takes readers on a harrowing journey through the “hijacked brain.”
Shattered and Torn
In a new book, Dorothy Roberts extends her landmark critique of the US child welfare system.
Crime on the Half Shell
Killing and comfort in Barbara Ross CW’75’s “cozy” mysteries.
Reconstructing America’s Story
Kermit Roosevelt launches a provocative interpretation of the Declaration of Independence.
Harlan and Harlan
A Gilded Age Supreme Court justice and his Black half-brother.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2022
RBG’s Women
Nadine Epstein C’78 G’78 and RBG wrote a book about inspiring women.
Constitution, Revised
Thomas Jefferson thought every generation should change the nation’s fundamental law. A new book imagines how that might have played out.
How to Help
“Your daughter’s goal is to become a survivor.”
Gridiron Nostalgia
New book traces Penn football’s Ivy highs and lows.
Delayed Exposure
Revealing biography. Vivian Maier Developed.
A Spiral of Injustice
Marc Bookman C’78 wants to kill the death penalty.
Mind Over Chatter
The voices in your head have something to say.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2021
My First Salmon
Casting back.
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2021
Doing What’s Right—and Being Smart About It
G. Richard Shell’s The Conscience Code.
Voice Control
Joseph Turow on what your voice tells marketers.
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2021
Writing Lives
Middle school memories. Meditations on motherhood. A prismatic accounting of the self. A long life well and furiously lived: on new memoirs by Jordan Sonnenblick C’91, Courtney Zoffness C’00, Beth Kephart C’82, and Nick Lyons W’53.
The Building Is the Product
Brick and mortar marketing in Building Brands.
Samaritans and Charlatans
Two views on how to make good.
Briefly Noted
May|Jun 2021
Swipeout
Dating lessons from the pandemic.