In 1942 a large town known as Oak Ridge sprung up in eastern Tennessee. It didn’t appear on any maps, but at the height of World War II was using more electricity than New York City and was home to more than 75,000 people — most of whom didn’t even know why they were there….
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Review: Nisa: The Life & Words of a !Kung Woman
Anthropologist Marjorie Shostak met Nisa in 1971 at the tail-end of a 20-month field stay in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert. Shostak knew a little about the !Kung prior to her journey, but felt that a large portion of their culture remained unknown. How did they feel about themselves, their childhoods, their parents? Did spouses love one…
Review: The Engagements
In 1947 a young advertising copywriter named Frances Gerety changed the world with a single tagline: “A Diamond is Forever.” It kicked into gear a national obsession with diamonds, weddings, and idealized marriages from which we’ve yet to recover. “A rich, layered, exhilarating novel spanning nearly a hundred years, The Engagements captures four wholly unique…
Review: Stay
Savannah (Van) Leone has been in love with Peter Clarke for six years, but knew from the moment Peter met her best friend Janie that all hope was gone. To add insult to injury, she’s Janie’s first choice for Maid of Honor, and has spent the last several months trying to pretend she’s happy instead…
Review: Scars
***Trigger warning*** 15 year-old Kendra hasn’t felt safe since she began recalling long-repressed memories of sexual abuse, especially because she can’t remember his identity. But she knows he’s following her, leaving threatening messages that only she understands. Kendra has only two means of relief: her artwork and cutting. Her cutting she hides because she knows…