Books
April 13, 2020
Peeling Back the Messy and Myriad Layers of Tutankhamun’s Discovery
Thorough and rewarding, Christina Riggs’s Photographing Tutankhamun illuminates the reasons behind our fascination with one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous tombs.
Michael Press
A Photographer’s Travels Across the Real American West
In a new book, the photographer Peter Kayafas captures the contemporary soul of a region long obscured by its own enduring myths.
Edward M. Gómez
Shahidul Alam’s Firsthand Account of Bangladesh’s Fight for Democracy
The Tide Will Turn centers on the 100 days the esteemed photographer spent in prison for protesting Bangladesh’s religious, nationalist government, but also wisely focuses on the conditions that made his arrest inevitable.
Jonah Kay
Books About Pandemic and Contagion Free Online via Duke University Press
These books and articles deal with the most bedeviling questions that arise out of viral outbreaks, and offer intriguing studies by which we can chart a course toward health.
Seph Rodney
Ana Mendieta, a Feminist Pioneer, in a New Light
In Radical Virtuosity, Genevieve Hyacinthe brilliantly reframes Mendieta’s celebrated works, yet for a book so rooted in race, the final analysis feels only half-full.
Ela Bittencourt
Jonas Mekas’s Diary Reveals His Uncertain Sense of Self
This first volume of the filmmaker’s journals charts his progress from immigrant life in Williamsburg to the center of the American avant-garde.
Nolan Kelly
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Two Poets Search for Home
In their latest volumes, poets Youmna Chlala and Chris Nealon confront the notion of home and the emotional challenges of our own tentative, pre- or post-apocalyptic moment.
Mark Scroggins
A Bittersweet Comic Anthology Revels in Romance
In Don’t Go Without Me, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell taps into the complexity of love, longing, and human connection.
Ayoola Solarin
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