April 9, 2020 5
Ideas That Matter, Storytelling That Lasts
“An undisputed literary event.
Forché’s poems—ever earnest, forcefully
compassionate, often solemn—bear
witness to the suffering of others....
often looking beyond America’s borders,
while holding America to account for the
global consequences of its actions.”
—NPR
“Revelatory... A fresh look that
brings 21st-century vision to bear
on the 19th-century story.”
—The New York Times
“Essential reading... Dougherty
expertly explains the confluence
of microeconomic and historical
forces that have created a housing
shortage so severe.”
—The New York Times Book Review
The World Is Yours for the Reading
“This taut and terrifying book
is among the most closely observed
accounts of Donald J. Trump’s
shambolic tenure in office to date.”
—The New York Times
“Brilliantly conceived... A
continual revelation both about
Shakespeare and about ourselves.”
—Stephen Greenblatt,
author of Will in the World
“Impressive and necessary...
An important contribution to our
understanding of both the Supreme
Court and the law of poverty.”
—The New York Times Book Review