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In Gems and the New Science: Matter and Value in the Scientific Revolution (U Chicago Press, 2026), Dr. Michael Bycroft argues that gems were connected to major developments in the “new science” between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. As he e... more

The introduction of the principle of women's reproductive liberty in France, tentatively by the family planning movement after 1960 and explicitly by the women's liberation movement after 1970, marked a deep shift, transforming public discourses. Yet... more

Decolonial Care: Reimagining Caregiving in the French Caribbean (Rutgers UP, 2025) examines the relationship between the legacies of colonialism and the dynamics of caregiving that have emerged from the French Caribbean. Putting in dialogue postcolon... more

A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century.

Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. They incarnated the resistance of Br... more

A princess born to the Thuringian royal house. A captive in war, forced to marry the Frankish king who killed her family. A queen, who renounced her position, received consecration as a deaconess, and took monastic vows. A religious leader, who acqui... more

Le Corbusier on Camera: The Unknown Films of Ernest Weissmann (Birkhaüser, 2024) is based on amateur films, shot by the architect Ernest Weissmann (1903-1985) with a Pathé Motocamera in the years 1929-1933 at, among other places, the Atelier Le Corbu... more

Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France (Cornell UP, 2024) gives an historical account of the evolution of the matchmaking business during the Second Empire in France. The book explores how the matchmaking industry at the Pos... more

When Virginie Despentes (1969) published her provocative debut novel Baise-moi in 1994, no one could have anticipated how she would gradually become a literary, feminist, and punk icon. This book is the first holistic, interdisciplinary approach to D... more

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Recent Guests

Michael Bycroft
Author and historian of science, Associate Professor at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
Episode: Michael Bycroft, "Gems and the New Science: Matter and Value in the Scientific Revolution" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Maud Bracke
Dr. Maud Bracke, historian of Modern European History
University of Glasgow
Episode: Maud Anne Bracke, "Reproductive Rights in Modern France: Reproductive Rights in Modern France: Feminism, Contraception, and Abortion, 1950-1980 (Oxford UP, 2025)
Jennifer Boum-Maké
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Georgetown University
Episode: Jennifer Boum Make, "Decolonial Care: Reimagining Caregiving in the French Caribbean" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Richard Vinen
Professor of History at King's College London; author of The Last Titans
King's College London / Simon & Schuster
Episode: Richard Vinen, "The Last Titans: How Churchill and De Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World" (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Dr. Aaron Thomas Dailey
Associate Professor of Late Antique and Early Medieval History
University of Leicester
Episode: E. T. Dailey, "Radegund: The Trials and Triumphs of a Merovingian Queen" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Veronique Boone
Professor of architecture at the University of Brussels
University of Brussels
Episode: Veronique Boone, "Le Corbusier on Camera: The Unknown Films of Ernest Weissmann" (Birkhaüser, 2024)
Michèle Schaal
Professor of French and Women's and Gender Studies at Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Episode: Michèle Schaal, "Grrrl Writing: Virginie Despentes's Authorial Politics" (Peter Lang, 2026)
Dr. Sally Low
Author with a doctorate in legal history from the University of Melbourne, has extensive work experience in Cambodia and Southeast Asia.
National University of Singapore Press
Episode: Sally Frances Low, "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French" (NUS Press, 2023)
Mélanie Lamotte
Assistant Professor of History at Duke University and author of By Flesh and Toil.
Duke University
Episode: Mélanie Lamotte, "By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire" (Harvard UP, 2026)

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Gina Stamm
Host of The New Books Network; host of interview segments in various channels; has affiliations with New Books Network and University of Alabama

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Jennifer Boum Make, "Decolonial Care: Reimagining Caregiving in the French Caribbean" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Q: Can you summarize your overarching definition of care and how it evolves in a decolonial framework?
Care starts from a broad, sometimes oppressive notion of attention but then shifts toward a decentering of power, moving from care as domination to care as repair and healing, and finally toward reimagined practices where those who are cared for drive the possibilities for a more just world.
Richard Vinen, "The Last Titans: How Churchill and De Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World" (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Q: How would you summarize the core tension between Churchill and De Gaulle?
They shared a commitment to national sovereignty and decisive leadership, but they differed in temperament and method—Churchill more romantic and theatrical in public life, De Gaulle more calculating and strategic about France's independent role.
Richard Vinen, "The Last Titans: How Churchill and De Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World" (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Q: Professor, why did you write this book?
I wrote it to explore how two towering figures from Britain and France shaped not just their nations but the world, and to show how their biographies illuminate broader political and military trends across the mid-20th century.
Michèle Schaal, "Grrrl Writing: Virginie Despentes's Authorial Politics" (Peter Lang, 2026)
Q: What projects are you currently working on?
I'm editing a special journal issue that delves into Despentes's work and intersectionality, seeking to define her contributions within this framework.
Michèle Schaal, "Grrrl Writing: Virginie Despentes's Authorial Politics" (Peter Lang, 2026)
Q: Can you explain how Despentes uses twins to convey concepts of hetero-patriarchy?
Twins show how evolving gender-based norms affect identity, as one sister succumbs to social pressures while the other struggles against them.

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This show centers scholarly conversations about recently published research across history, languages, and culture, with a strong emphasis on European, colonial, and postcolonial studies, as well as interdisciplinary topics like gender, race, architecture, and the social history of science. Guests are book authors or subject-matter experts who unpack their latest work through accessible dialogue, often connecting archival sources, methodological approaches, and broader societal implications. Across episodes, the discussions frequently explore how historical developments—colonialism, feminist movements, war and political upheaval, and the global circulation of ideas—shape contemporary understandings in the humanities. A notable strength is t... more

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