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Anna Law
Political scientist; author of Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship
City University of New York, Brooklyn College
Episode: Anna O. Law, "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Christina Lord
Dr. Christina Lord, Associate Professor of French
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Episode: Christina Lord, "Reimagining the Human in Contemporary French Science Fiction" (Liverpool UP, 2023)
Robert Jason Grant
Author of Understanding Sensory Differences, a Neurodiversity Affirming Guidebook for Children and Teens
Outplay Publishing
Episode: Robert Jason Grant, "Understanding Sensory Differences: A Neurodiversity Affirming Guidebook for Children and Teens" (2022)
Robert Marks
Emeritus professor of history and environmental studies at Whittier College
Whittier College
Episode: Robert B. Marks, "Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin: Nature and History Over the Last 10,000 Years" (U California Press, 2026)
Kristian Williams
Author of Policing the Progressive City, Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising
AK Press
Episode: Kristian Williams, "Policing the Progressive City: Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising" (AK Press, 2026)
Annie Selak
expert in feminist ecclesiology
Fordham University Press (publisher of her book)
Episode: Annie Selak, "The Wounded Church: Tending to the Harm within Catholicism" (Fordham UP, 2026)
Joshua Comaroff
Author of Spectropolis, The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore
Episode: Joshua Comaroff, "Spectropolis: The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Sarah Cushman
Director of the Holocaust Educational Foundation, Northwestern University; senior lecturer
Holocaust Educational Foundation, Northwestern University
Episode: Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)
Joanne Pettit
Senior Lecturer; editor
University of Kent
Episode: Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

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Ashok Malhotra, "Imperial Science, the Organic Movement and the Path to Shangri La, 1900-1969" (UCL Press, 2026)
Q: So do you think, Ashok, when these experiments are being developed, is the goal of the scientists to lift up and improve nutrition, health and with consequences for Imperial utility or is there something else at stake here?
The intention was to improve nutrition and public health with an eye toward imperial utility, but the work was also driven by eugenics and social Darwinist ideas, yet it could be reframed as healthy diets that could advance both health and colonial aims, though underlying biases persisted.
Joshua Comaroff, "Spectropolis: The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Q: How did you approach your research and develop the topic for the book?
The research emerged from an organic, semi-insider process rooted in architectural and urban environments, with fieldwork that included interviews with spirit mediums, priests, and workers, along with a broad sense of being embedded in Singaporean life and its diverse religious practices.
Joshua Comaroff, "Spectropolis: The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Q: Could you describe what Spectropolis is about for our listeners?
Spectropolis examines the role of ghosts, especially Chinese ghosts, in Singapore's modern life, focusing on how spectrality intersects with financial practices, urban planning, and the social imagination around modernization.
Robert B. Marks, "Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin: Nature and History Over the Last 10,000 Years" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: How does the concept of deep time influence the way you tell the history of this landscape?
He explains that deep time challenges us to balance human-centric history with geological timescales, showing that humans and ecosystems co-evolve within long temporal frameworks.
Robert B. Marks, "Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin: Nature and History Over the Last 10,000 Years" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: What brought you to the Mono Lake Basin as a topic and place for this book?
Marks describes moving to June Lake, being drawn to study the environmental history of the place where he lives, and using documentary archives and indigenous voices to shape a comprehensive environmental history.

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What is New Books Network about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This network showcases in-depth author interviews centered on newly published books across history, literature, philosophy, and related humanities. Conversations tend to explore the book's arguments, research methods, archival or fieldwork foundations, and the author's process, often weaving in broader scholarly context and contemporary debates. Notable strengths include a steady stream of expert guests, rigorous questions, and a clear emphasis on how new publications contribute to ongoing scholarly conversations. A few episodes also spotlight methodological or publishing-side insights, offering useful angles for researchers, educators, and readers who want to understand how books are built and argued. The format is well-suited for listener... more

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