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September 16, 2023

Fool by Peter Andersson

September 16, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Fool by Peter Andersson

A study of what it meant to be a fool at King Henry VIII’s court.

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September 16, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History
Steve Donoghue, Biography, English Monarchy, Princeton University Press, 2023
August 16, 2023

The Marriage Question by Clare Carlisle

August 16, 2023/ Hannah Joyner
The Marriage Question by Clare Carlisle

A philosopher considers how George Eliot wrote about—and experienced—marriage.

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August 16, 2023/ Hannah Joyner/
Biography/Memoir, Literary Criticism
The Marriage Question, Clare Carlisle, George Eliot, Biography, literary biography, Hannah Joyner, 2023
April 22, 2023

George VI and Elizabeth by Sally Bedell Smith

April 22, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
George VI and Elizabeth by Sally Bedell Smith

A new book telling the story of the “We Four” Windsor family during WWII.

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April 22, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy, King George VI, Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, British Royal Family, House of Windsor, Sally Bedell Smith, Biography, Steve Donoghue, 2023
April 07, 2023

Portraits of Learned Men by Paolo Giovio

April 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Portraits of Learned Men by Paolo Giovio

An elegant new I Tatti volume of Giovio’s profiles of men of letters.

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April 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Philosophy
Portraits of Learned Men, Paolo Giovio, I Tatti Renaissance Library, Renaissance literature, Kenneth Gouwens, Steve Donoghue, Biography, European history, philosophy, 2023
January 13, 2023

Be Not Afraid of Life, edited by John Kaag & Jonathan Van Belle

January 13, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Be Not Afraid of Life, edited by John Kaag & Jonathan Van Belle

A new selection from the writings of William James.

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January 13, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Poetry
Be Not Afraid of Life, William James, John Kaag, Jonathan Van Belle, philosophy, Steve Donoghue, poetry, Biography, 2023
May 30, 2022

Reprint: The Interrupted Journey by John Fuller

May 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Reprint: The Interrupted Journey by John Fuller

The classic UFO abduction account gets a neat little reprint.

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May 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
The Interrupted Journey, John Fuller, Betty and Barney Hill, UFOs, Steve Donoghue, Biography
May 13, 2022

The Man Who Understood Democracy by Olivier Zunz

May 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Man Who Understood Democracy by Olivier Zunz

A new biography of the author of “Democracy in America”.

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May 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Politics & Economics
The Man Who Understood Democracy, Alexis De Tocqueville, American history, French History, Biography, Steve Donoghue
September 02, 2021

Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bate

September 02, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bate

The parallel lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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September 02, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Books & Authors
Bright Star, Green Light, John Keats, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bate, Biography, literary biography, Steve Donoghue
August 16, 2021

Hirschfeld: The Biography by Ellen Stern

August 16, 2021/ Michael Adams
Hirschfeld: The Biography  by Ellen Stern

Line by line, a unique artist joyfully chronicles the popular arts of the 20th century.

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August 16, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Biography/Memoir, Art & Music, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Hirschfeld, Ellen Stern, theater, art, NIna, Biography, Michael Adams
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