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New Books in American Studies

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Zion’s Last Frontier: LDS Ranchers, Federal Regulators, and the Clash of the New West in Capitol Reef Country, Utah (U Arizona Press, 2026) is a historical ethnography that documents the uniquely Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) ranching community around C... more

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Recent Guests

Leslie Greene Bowman
Museum professional specializing in American art and history; served on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House for 30 years
White House Historical Association
Episode: Art for the White House: A Changing Portrait of America with Leslie Greene Bowman (White House Association, 2026)
Carla Chung Mattix
Former National Park Service attorney and author
U.S. Department of the Interior
Episode: National Parks and the Supreme Court: Groundbreaking Legal Battles with Carla Chung Mattix (U Nevada Press, 2026)
danah boyd
Jerry H. Gay Professor of Communication and founder of Data & Society
Data & Society
Episode: Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census with danah boyd (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Marcia Chatelain
Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington with Marcia Chatelain (Random House, 2026)
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Historian specializing in the lives of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Black women
Association of Black Women Historians
Episode: Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Stevie Ruiz
Professor of Chicana and Chicano studies, historian, author, and environmental justice scholar
California State University, Northridge
Episode: Stewards of the Land: Race and Reclaiming Environmental Labor in the American West with Stevie Ruiz (UNC Press, 2026)
Steven Sarson
Professor of history and author of The Course of Human Events
Episode: The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States with Steven Sarson (U Virginia Press, 2025)
Justin de Benedictis-Kessner
Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University
Episode: The Fog of Accountability: How Institutions Keep Voters from Holding Their Local Governments Accountable with Justin de Benedictis-Kessner (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Heide Castañeda
Anthropologist and migration researcher at the University of South Florida.
University of South Florida
Episode: American Amazigh: Remaking North African Indigeneity and Belonging in the Diaspora with Heide Castañeda (NYU Press, 2026)

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Stephen Hausman; Miranda Melcher; Ryan Tripp; Sullivan Summer; Amy Weitzman; Michael Johnston; Christine Lamberson; Deidre Tyler-Holtz; Lilly Goren; Bradley Morgan; Caleb Zakarin
Faculty and host team associated with The New Books Network, with expertise across history, publishing, and public scholarship.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 45 ratings
  • Shameful quality standards

    You should be ashamed of promoting books from the Heritage Foundation.

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    sqthdw
    United States2 years ago
  • More conservatives fake complaining they are gagged ... and how many anti choice folks do research on the broken adoption process and broken families.

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    jd
    3 years ago
  • Brilliant

    Excellence in educational podcasting at its best.

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    murphgirl.
    United States6 years ago
  • Great podcast.

    I love these interviews so much. Thanks!

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    RJL528
    United States6 years ago

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Realism After the Individual: Women, Desire, and the Modern American Novel with Rafael Walker (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Q: If maybe you could offer a recommendation or two of one of these lesser-known novels that I should go away and read and all of our listeners should go away and read for fun, but also just maybe for our edification as well. What would you recommend?
Walker recommends Robert Herrick's One Woman's Life and Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams, noting that the latter questions the promise of social mobility and the American dream.
Realism After the Individual: Women, Desire, and the Modern American Novel with Rafael Walker (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Q: Would you tell us a little bit, maybe just give us a potted history of these kind of shifting concepts of the individual for those who might not know anything about them?
Walker traces individualism from early modern ideas of property and autonomy, then contrasts the bounded, rational self with a socially constituted self shaped through associations, relationships, and changing historical conditions.
Inquisition for Blood: The Making of a Black Female Serial Killer in the Jim Crow South with Lauren Nicole Henley (LSU Press, 2026)
Q: Talk about the crimes, talk about the victims for us.
Henley explains that she deliberately presented victims as people with relationships, families, work, and community ties before describing their deaths, using archival records to recover what she could of their lives.
Inquisition for Blood: The Making of a Black Female Serial Killer in the Jim Crow South with Lauren Nicole Henley (LSU Press, 2026)
Q: How do you describe this book to people?
Henley describes it as a whodunit mystery combined with a critique of true crime, serial killers, and the treatment of race in American society.
Seniorland: Aging in a Retirement Metropolis with Galit Nimrod (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: How did people talk about illness or growing less mobile in a place that celebrates activity?
Residents said they could switch to less demanding activities or simply attend evening events as their abilities changed. However, serious care options were limited and expensive, so some residents who could not afford them moved away to live with family.

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This collection features scholarly conversations with authors and researchers across history, culture, and social science, focused on new books and the ideas they illuminate. Episodes typically center on scholarly context, research methods, archival work, and broader cultural implications—covering topics from Indigenous sovereignty and race to empire, gender, and public history. A notable strength is the emphasis on accessible storytelling alongside rigorous analysis, often tying historical debates to contemporary issues and public understanding. The format highlights deep expertise, diverse perspectives, and a clear bridge between academic work and wider audiences, making it a strong fit for listeners who want credible, research-driven dis... more

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