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Rachel Kousser, "Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great" (Mariner Books, 2024)
An interview with Rachel Kousser
"The Threepenny Review": A Discussion with Wendy Lesser
Todays spotlight is on the literary magazineThe Threepenny Review.Im joined by the magazines founding and current Editor, Wendy Lesser.Wendy Lesser is the author of twelve nonfiction books and one novel; her latest book, entitledScandinavian Noir:
Steven J. Zipperstein, “Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History” (Liveright/Norton, 2018)
An interview with Steven J. Zipperstein
Diana V. Edelman and Philippe Guillaume, "The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes" (Equinox, 2024)
An interview with Diana V. Edelman and Philippe Guillaume
Charles Holdefer, "Ivan the Terrible Goes on a Family Picnic" (Sagging Meniscus Press, 2024)
An interview with Charles Holdefer,
Joachim C. Häberlen, "Beauty Is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe" (Penguin, 2023)
An interview with Joachim C. Hberlen
Le Lin, "The Fruits of Opportunism: Noncompliance and the Evolution of China's Supplemental Education Industry" (U Chicago Press, 2022)
An interview with Le Lin
Joseph Heathcott, "Global Queens: An Urban Mosaic" (Fordham UP, 2023)
An interview with Joseph Heathcott