Executive Editor, Farrar Straus Giroux
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What's the chance of one university (Königsberg = Kaliningrad) producing 2 dissertations that treat ancient Greek dog names—within a year of each other (Bäcker 1884, Jeschonnek 1885)? Jeschonnek was on Bäcker's committee but essentially says he stole his topic, & did a crummy job
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My legal history course has been full of resonances and lessons for the madness of the world this term. This week we read The Containment, the spectacular new book by @mvadams12 — and the author came to class! Hands down best deep history of a single case in decades. @fsgbooks
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Many out to arrest and reverse imperial decline actually hasten it theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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if you have any interest in early US history, @WilliamHogeland's THE HAMILTON SCHEME is an engrossing, eye-opening read
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The American Academy in Berlin is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024-25 Berlin Prize. We look forward to welcoming another class of outstanding scholars, writers, & artists to the Hans Arnhold Center. More about the fellows & their projects: buff.ly/4aY9Vyi
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The music/culture writing of @NifMuhammad has long been essential reading for me. His beautiful essay about my book Lou Reed: The King of New York is in @bookforum, whose rebirth was very welcome news in 2023. Gratitude y’all 🙏 bookforum.com/print/3002/a-b…
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Big congrats to @profburns on the publication of her new biography of Milton Friedman—out yesterday! It shouldn't be a surprise that we're having her on @KnowYrEnemyPod next week, which I'm really looking forward to. Here's the book, which you should buy! us.macmillan.com/books/97803…
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This passage from @WilliamHermes' forthcoming Lou Reed bio is extraordinary. vulture.com/article/lou-reed…
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Riveted by Doppelganger by @NaomiAKlein; it's like a fever dream, and it finds universes in grains of sand.
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No one writes about philosophy like Jamie Ryerson. Phenomenal piece. "Throughout his career, he was drawn to lines of inquiry — about freedom, love, selfhood and purpose — nytimes.com/2023/07/17/books…
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Ever get Naomi Klein confused with another Naomi? Her new book, Doppelgänger, transforms our media mirror images from dire threats into opportunities for empathy and triggers for emancipation. A stunningly satisfying literary triumph. us.macmillan.com/books/97803…
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What had been obfuscated became clear, the short “tragic” life became a TRIUMPH, and throughout it all the poetry took center stage clear and accessible at last.
David Waldstreicher has written a masterpiece about a slave girl who mastered the English language!
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Big thanks to @jenszalai for the wonderful, thoughtful review and confirming for the newspaper of record that I am indeed funny. “Shapiro is funny and unflaggingly fascinated by his subject, luring even the nonspecialist into technical descriptions …” nytimes.com/2023/05/31/books…
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This book is getting all the attention it deserves (audiobook for me!). A terrific writer in @jonathaneig and an equally terrific editor in my friend Alex Star @alexbstar from @fsgbooks. Congrats to both on its success.
King: A Life is on the cover of the @nytimesbooks review section…with a rave review by @DwightGarner. I’m so grateful! nytimes.com/2023/05/08/books…
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Some personal news: nytimes.com/2023/05/23/opini…
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FSG is excited to announce that we’ll be publishing the award-winning author @NaomiAKlein’s new book, DOPPELGANGER: A TRIP INTO THE MIRROR WORLD on September 12, 2023. #Doppelganger #NaomiKlein
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Anatoly Kuznetsov’s "Babi Yar," about the Nazi occupation of Kyiv, was censored and then forgotten. But in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has become painfully relevant again, George Packer writes: on.theatln.tc/B14eSui