Last Updated on 06/09/2024 by Arun jain
It’s (almost) the fall of a presidential election year, which means political publishing season is suddenly upon us: Two of our recommended books this week look back at Donald Trump’s time in office, one from the vantage point of an insider and one from a veteran national security reporter. perspective. Also this week, a new collection from the Pulitzer-winning poet, a satirical novel about race and class, a sweeping celebration of the Bronx, and an expansive, acclaimed biography of author Christopher Isherwood. Happy reading. – Gregory Cowles
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Danzi Army
In this fleeting, humorous novel, Senna’s fourth, a struggling writer in a mixed-race family is drawn to a Hollywood insider’s taste for the luxuries that come with home-sitting, and makes the uneasy decision to sell. Like almost all of Senna’s work, it makes you feel the joys, the frustrations, the vicissitudes of mixed-race life in America.
Paradise Bronx:
The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough
Ian Frazier
From the pre-glacier expansion of the New York Botanical Garden — and indeed much of the city — 14,000 years ago to the rich civilization that arose in the wake of the infamous 1977 fire, this fascinating history by a longtime contributor to The New Yorker (whose earlier books include Siberia and the Great Plains) chronicles included) pay charming tribute to a New York borough that is often overlooked or completely discredited.
At War With Ourselves:
My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House
HR McMaster
A retired lieutenant general in the US Army, McMaster served as national security adviser during Donald Trump’s presidency. This memoir of his time in that role is essential reading for anyone facing Trump’s potential second round as global leader. The general details repeatedly that, despite his best efforts to help the president, the supposed master of the “art of the deal” was treated like a “chump” by a roster of the world’s top dictators.
Christopher Isherwood Inside Out
Catherine Bucknell
This major literary biography, written by the director of a foundation dedicated to Isherwood’s work, encapsulates his subject — whose best-known book, “Berlin Stories” spawned the musical “Cabaret” — for gay liberation and the concept of the “Chosen Family” as a warrior. .
Where oppression begins:
The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy
David Rohde
This sobering account by a veteran national security reporter of recent efforts to politicize the Justice Department offers implicit caution, casting stark relief the actions of Donald Trump, who as president used the department to punish enemies and promote his interests.
Scattered snow, northward
Carl Phillips
Phillips’ 17th book of poetry — his first since winning a Pulitzer last year for his new and selected “Then the War” — does a lot of remembering, and even more self-questioning. A poet who finds ways to reinvent timeless themes, here he relies on ambiguous language to evoke love, heartache and the passing of years.
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