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A Range of Authors to Learn From

Whether you want to read about the natural world in Ruth DeFries' "What Would Nature Do?", explore "Race and Modern Architecture" in Mabel O. Wilson's latest, or dig deeper with our series of "Off the Shelf" interviews with Columbia's authors, there's something for you here. Below, search through our ever-updating archive of books by Columbia authors by last name, genre, and keywords to find the next book on your reading list.

Recent Highlights

A blue and white book cover with an architect's rendering of a house and the words "Machines for Living"

Machines for Living: Modernism and Domestic Life

A book cover featuring a black and white photo of Italian soldiers and the text "The Perfect Fascist"

The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s Italy

A book cover of two images of buildings, one without windows and boarded up, and one well-preserved with the text "Preserving Neighborhoods"

Preserving Neighborhoods: How Urban Policy and Community Strategy Shape Baltimore and Brooklyn

A Persian illustration of men dressed in robes and turbans with the text "Persianate Selves"

Persianate Selves: Memories of Place and Origin Before Nationalism

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