FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Heather Cox Richardson’s Democracy Awakening

At a time when the very foundations of American democracy seem under threat, the lessons of the past offer a road map for navigating a moment of political crisis. In Democracy Awakening, acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson delves into the tumultuous journey of American democracy, tracing the roots of Donald Trump’s “authoritarian experiment” to the earliest

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FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from H. W. Brands’ Founding Partisans

From historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the shocking emergence of vicious political division at the birth of the United States.   Part I The Making of a Continentalist 1 Alexander Hamilton hadn’t intended to father a party and then subvert it; his first goal in politics had been to

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FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Keith Payne’s Good Reasonable People

There has been much written about the impact of polarization on elections, political parties, and policy outcomes. But Keith Payne’s goal is more personal: to focus on what our divisions mean for us as individuals, as families, and as communities. This book is about how ordinary people think about politics, why talking about it is

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Books for LGBTQIA+ History Month

For LGBTQIA+ History Month in October, we’re celebrating the shared history of individuals within the community and the importance of the activists who have fought for their rights and the rights of others. We acknowledge the varying and diverse experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community that have shaped history and have led the way for those

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Books for Women’s Equality Day

In celebration of Women’s Equality Day on August 26th and the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, we are sharing books about women whose activism and determination secured them the right to vote, and the women who followed in their footsteps to push for further equality.

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Books for Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month

Penguin Random House Education is proud to celebrate Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs annually from September 15th through October 15th.  We are highlighting the works of our authors and illustrators from the Latinx and Hispanic community, whose stories and characters have a profound impact on our society. Here is a collection of titles

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FROM THE PAGE: Illustrations from Marjane Satrapi’s Woman, Life, Freedom

Woman, Life, Freedom (Seven Stories Press) is an urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic story-telling about the present Iranian revolution, using comics to show what would be censored in photos and film in Iran. Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, returns to graphic art with this collaboration of over 20 activists, artists, journalists, and

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