FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Gerald Howard’s The Insider

A finalist for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction The Insider is a delightful and majestic reckoning with the ascent of American fiction in the twentieth century through the prism of the under-known man who had an astonishing amount to do with it.   One. BOY IN SUNLIGHT Although he wrote two

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Books for World Television Day

For World Television Day on November 21st, we recognize the significant impact that television has on decision making as well as being an ambassador for the entertainment industry. We are sharing a collection of books about television, a symbol of communication and globalization that educates, informs, and entertains.

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FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Jelani Cobb’s Three or More Is a Riot

From one of the definitive journalists of this era—acclaimed historian, Pulitzer Prize finalist, staff writer at The New Yorker, and Dean of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism—comes a kaleidoscopic, real-time portrait of the turbulent past decade.   I The Parameters of Hope Eras have a way of defining themselves. We navigate the random scroll of life and

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