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The Big Empty

Dialogues on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America

By Norman Mailer and John Buffalo Mailer


In this collection of conversations, John Buffalo Mailer poses a series of questions to his father, challenging the reflections and insights of the man who has dominated and defined much of American letters for the past sixty years.

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American Rebels


By Jack Newfield


In this anthology of original essays, leading American writers discuss individuals who reconciled authentic patriotism with original artistic creation, unpopular opinion, and real moral principles.

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Life Out of Context


By Walter Mosley


This powerful meditation by the bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins mysteries explores his evolution as an African-American writer and ends with a call to action.

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Brushes With History

Writings on Art from The Nation 1865-2001

By Peter G. Meyer and Arthur C. Danto



Nearly a century and a half of The Nation's unique and unparalleled writing on art is condensed into this selection of 125 essays.
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I See Black People

The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio

By Kristal Brent Zook


The recent trend toward media consolidation has silenced the diverse voices that reached minority and marginalized audiences across the airwaves. I See Black People explores the precipitous decline of African-owned stations, and reveals why this failure affects us all.

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Deborah Stone's Book Tour

July 7 - November 2 | Across the United States
Deborah Stone, a Nation Books author, recently published her fourth book, The Samaritan's Dilemma. Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect calls it "a brilliant and persuasive statement of the case for organized compassion—not out of sentimentality but for the viability of society and our own self regard as a decent people." Listen to her on the radio and get a copy of the book signed at a bookstore on Stone's book tour. Find the schedule here.

September 9 | 7 pm
Author Talk and Book Signing: Larry Beinhart
(Partners & Crime, Greenwich Village, NYC)
Nation Books author Larry Beinhart will talk about and sign copies of his newest detective mystery novel, Salvation Boulevard at independent specialty New York City bookstore, Partners & Crime. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 9, from 7 p.m. onwards. MORE

September 10 | 9 am
Larry Bienhart on Albany, NY Local Radio to Discuss New Book
(Roundtable, WAMC-AM, Albany, New York)
Listen to Nation Books author Larry Beinhart discuss his latest detective mystery, Salvation Boulevard, with Andy Clegg, Sarah LaDuke and Joe Donahue on Albany WAMC-AM's Roundtable radio show.

Roundtable airs every weekday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. MORE

September 13
2008 ELECTION: What's Really at Stake?
(Cooper Union Auditorium, 30 Cooper Square, NYC)
Come listen to Institute Fellows Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill (also a Nation Books author of Blackwater) speak at a benefit for The Indypendent newspaper at Cooper Union Auditorium in New York City. Additional panelists to be announced; meet the speakers at a special pre-event reception. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit indypendent.org or call (212)-221-0521. MORE

September 13 - 14
Larry Beinhart Talks About Salvation Boulevard on Air America Radio
(Ring of Fire, Air America Radio)
Listen to Nation Books author Larry Beinhart (author of Wag the Dog and The Librarian) talk about his newest novel, Salvation Boulevard, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio on Air America Radio's Ring of Fire. MORE

September 15
Larry Beinhart on Joey Reynolds Show
(WOR-AM, New York City)
Listen to Larry Beinhart (author of Wag the Dog and The Librarian) talk about his newest book, Salvation Boulevard on the Joey Reynolds Show. The radio talk show airs every weeknight from midnight to 5 a.m. MORE