Off the Shelf is a Columbia News series in which professors discuss their recently published books, as well as what they have read recently and recommend, and who they would invite to the perfect dinner party.
Brenda Wineapple’s book delves into the question and provides many answers.
Phillip Lopate, who taught for years at Columbia's School of the Arts, writes about his lifelong passion for the movies.
Ties to Ireland figure prominently in the new novel.
Read William Duggan’s book, Corporate Innovator, for advice on how to go about implementing your concept.
Jaime Lester’s Pause to Think provides lessons for improving critical thinking and decision-making.
Stathis Gourgouris’s new book, Nothing Sacred, dares us to think radically about these concepts.
Deborah Paredez’s book—part criticism, part memoir—explores leaders of feminism and freedom.
Helen Benedict’s The Good Deed is set against the backdrop of a refugee camp in Greece.
Hisham Matar’s My Friends involves tensions between home, family, and exile, as well as revolution and safety.
James Shapiro’s The Playbook is an account of a culture war over the place of theater in American democracy.
Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi’s book, Architecture of Migration, asks readers to reconsider the Dadaab refugee camps in Africa through a new lens
Anne Higonnet’s new book profiles three historic French women who led a fashion upheaval.