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Tag: nonfiction

Review – Deadwood and Shakespeare

Posted on October 6, 2026

π·π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘†β„Žπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’π‘ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ examines HBO’s lawless frontier camp (π·π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 2004-2006, 2019) alongside Shakespeare’s π»π‘’π‘›π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘‘.

Review – How to Make a Slave

Posted on September 28, 2026

The author uses the historical narrative of Frederick Douglas as a jumping off point for a collection of essays that explore the complexities of racial identity, fatherhood, and creative expression as a Black man in modern America.

Review – An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States

Posted on September 18, 2026

𝐴𝑛 πΌπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘ƒπ‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘ β€™ π»π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ reinterprets more than 400 years of American history from the perspective of Indigenous peoples exploring such themes as settler colonialism, state violence, and native resistance.

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