Each month, <em>Ms.</em> provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. I love autumn in the Midwest. It’s cooler, the leaves are turning and…

Erik Fleming hosts Harvard Law professor Guy-Uriel Charles on America Unfinished, discussing the audacious idea of being "one people," the evolution of voting rights, and proposals like proportional r...

Pauline Steinhorn joins WHCA’s Today’s Author to discuss Dreaming of the River: A Mother and Daughter’s Fight for Survival During the Holocaust, published by Amsterdam Publishers on April 13, 2026. Steinhorn shares the powerful story behind the book and its moving account of survival, family, and resilience during one of history’s darkest chapters.

In her latest book, “Strung Up,” the award-winning journalist and historian confronts America’s dark history and its impacts on its

Novels by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, T. Geronimo Johnson and Franny Choi, untold true stories exploring the Confederate Deep South by Stacey Patton, Connor Williams, and more Celeste Headlee, and more. ...

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A few of the new histories that caught our eye this month...

Erica Kent discusses her debut novel Black Dog, the Led Zeppelin song that helped inspire it, and how rock music, addiction and recovery collide in this coming-of-age story set in 1980s Boston.

Host Erik Fleming interviews philosopher Roger S. Gottlieb about his book "Nature Spirituality and Environmental Crisis: Embracing a Sacred, Wounded Earth." They explore how encounters with nature fos...

This week on Talk World Radio, we're discussing a new book called Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children. The author, our guest, Stacey Patton is an award-winning journalist, author, college professor, historian, and nationally recognized child advocate. Her scholarship and advocacy challenge corporal punishment in homes and schools and examine the historical relationship among childhood, race, violence, and power. Patton’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and other national outlets. She is also the author of Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America.

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In this episode, Intisar Rabb, Faculty Director for the Program of Islamic Law at Harvard Law School, talks about her legal achievements and why Americans should not be afraid of Sharia law. Then, pol...

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In this episode of The One Drink Book Club, host Jamey Bowers sits down with author and Africa policy expert Witney Schneidman to discuss his memoir, This Africa Idea: A Memoir of Discovery, Diplomacy, and Opportunity. Schneidman shares the remarkable story of how an adventurous trip to Africa as an 18-year-old—including finding himself in Uganda during Idi Amin’s 1971 coup—sparked a lifelong fascination with the continent. That experience ultimately led to a career spanning more than five decades working to strengthen relations between Africa and the United States. Jamey and Witney discuss why Africa remains misunderstood by many Americans, the continent’s extraordinary political and economic transformation, and Witney’s experiences working with leaders including Nelson Mandela and President Bill Clinton. And, of course, there’s a drink: both host and guest independently arrive with passion fruit, inspired by Witney’s first unforgettable visit to Nairobi. It’s a conversation about adventure, diplomacy, history—and how one unexpected journey can shape the course of an entire life.

Elvis’ long-lost son faces a sinister conspiracy in Coulson's offbeat novel of alternative music history

As Washington rethinks its engagement with Africa, the lesson from AGOA’s origins is clear: A durable commercial relationship starts with listening to African priorities.

As Washington rethinks its engagement with Africa, the lesson from AGOA’s origins is clear: A durable commercial relationship starts with listening to African priorities.