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/Two recent votes on independence remind us that globalization has not put an end to nationalism. A new book on the 1995 Quebec referendum highlights just how complicated a people’s “yes” or “no” votes really are.
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Two recent votes on independence remind us that globalization has not put an end to nationalism. A new book on the 1995 Quebec referendum highlights just how complicated a people’s “yes” or “no” votes really are.
Read MoreThe contemporary American short story is a kind of stunt double for the novel. Monica McFawn’s Bright Shards of Someplace Else is one such collection, each of its eleven stories posturing like a dare accepted.
Read MoreHistorical novelist Andrew Levkoff stuffs the last installment of his "Bow of Heaven" trilogy with battles, love, loyalty betrayed, crucifixion, cross-purposes, loyalty regained, and deep reflections on what it all means.
Read MoreOpen Letters Monthly interviews the author of Blood of Eagles, book three of the Bow of Heaven series.
Read MoreOnce he'd led the Continental Army to victory, General George Washington retired to his Mount Vernon home - but the newborn country wasn't done with him yet. A new book looks at First Citizen Washington.
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