Politics

Bigger Than Bernie

by Meagan Day & Micah Uetricht; read by Christopher Grove

A guide to political revolution using Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign as a springboard. Learn More

Taking Back the Constitution

by Mark Tushnet; read by Peter Lerman

In Taking Back the Constitution, Mark Tushnet offers a passionate and informed argument for replacing judicial supremacy with popular constitutionalism. Learn More

Crude Intentions

by Alexandra Gillies; read by Tavia Gilbert

Drawing on information exposed by intrepid journalists, prosecutors, and whistle blowers, Crude Intentions tells jaw-dropping stories of corruption and asks what we can learn from them. Learn More

Jefferson’s Muslim Fugitives

by Jeffrey Einboden; read by Paul Boehmer

Revealing Jefferson's lifelong entanglements with slavery and Islam, Jefferson's Muslim Fugitives tracks the ascent of Arabic slave writings to the highest halls of US power, while questioning why such vital legacies from the American past have been entirely forgotten. Learn More

The Triumph of Doubt

by David Michaels; read by Paul Boehmer

Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty. In The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how corrupt science becomes public policy—and where it's happening today. Learn More

Black Software

by Charlton D. McIlwain; read by Leon Nixon

Black Software centralizes African Americans' role in the Internet's creation and evolution, illuminating both the limits and possibilities for using digital technology to push for racial justice in the United States and across the globe. Learn More

Unworthy Republic

by Claudio Saunt; read by Stephen Bowlby

National Book Award Longlist 2020
Washington POst 10 Best Books of the Year 2020

A masterful and unsettling history of “Indian Removal,” the forced migration of Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s and the state-sponsored theft of their lands.
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Campaigning in a Racially Diversifying America

by Loren Collingwood; read by Christopher Grove

In Campaigning in a Racially Diversifying America, Loren Collingwood develops a theory of Cross-Racial Electoral Mobilization (CRM) to explain why, when, and how candidates of one race or ethnicity act to mobilize voters of another race or ethnicity. Learn More

Unrigged

by David Daley read by LJ Ganser

A revelatory account by the bestselling author of Ratf**ked that will give you hope that America's fragile democracy can still be saved. Learn More

Nobody's Child

by Susan Nordin Vinocour; read by Laural Merlington

A powerful and humane exploration of the history of the "insanity defense," through the story of one poignant case. Learn More

Free Thinker

by Kimberly A. Hamlin; read by Emily Durante

A story of transgression in the face of religious ideology, a racist and sexist scientific establishment, and political resistance to securing women's right to vote.
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In Our Prime

by Susan J. Douglas; read by Coleen Marlo

Do you see women your age portrayed as puttering gardeners and docile grannies? Do you feel bombarded by anti-aging products that insist you must "defy" getting older? Do you feel invisible in professional and social situations? And have you had enough and are you ready to challenge the intertwining of sexism and ageism in our culture? Learn More

Reports from Hell

by Chas Smith; read by Peter Berkrot

A gonzo ride through war-torn Yemen as only Chas Smith, the award-winning author of Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell and Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair, could provide. Learn More

Revolution

by KT McFarland; read by KT McFarland

When Trump's first Deputy National Security Advisor left Washington, she disappeared from sight. Now former government official and political commentator KT McFarland returns with tenacity, resolve, and the truth about the Trump Administration and those seeking to destroy it. Learn More