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.
Carol Becker’s book—both memoir and essay—recounts a painful episode in her life.
Julie Stone Peters’ book on witchery and the law shows how fascinating the subject is.
Not Your Parents’ Politics, co-authored by Ioana Literat, looks at how young people are expressing themselves on Instagram, TikTok, and Yo
Building the Worlds That Kill Us shows how social, political, and economic order in the U.S.
Joseph Albernaz’s Common Measures revisits the lives of such writers as William Blake and the Wordsworths.
In his new book, Manan Ahmed shows readers that the cultural center of Pakistan has not disappeared, but it can only be glimpsed in reflections.
Frank Guridy’s book describes the history of how U.S. arenas have functioned as so much more than monuments to sports.
In this collection, “We’re Alone,” the Columbia professor traces a loose arc from childhood to the pandemic and recent events in Haiti.
In his new book, “In Search of an Open Mind,” Columbia’s president emeritus offers a collection of his speeches, articles, and opinion columns.
Antoine Compagnon explores this little-known aspect of the French author.
Nathan Gorelick traces literary criticism and psychoanalysis to their shared origins during the 17th and 18th centuries.
In her new book, pediatrician Rebekah Diamond shares her expertise.