An introduction to the design, production and use of luxury embroideries in medieval England (c. 1200–1530).
A prominent scholar explores King Arthur’s historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century
The paperback edition of this captivating story of Tudor dress, and the people who made and wore it.
From the president of Wesleyan University, a compassionate and provocative manifesto on the crises confronting higher education
The last book written by the most famous literary critic of his generation, on the sustaining power of poetry
In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude
A concise history of how American law has shaped—and been shaped by—the experience of contagion
The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history
An eye-opening look at the invisible workers who protect us from seeing the worst of humanity on today’s commercial internet
A revealing and gripping investigation into how social media platforms police what we post online—and the large societal impact of these decisions
In this third Why I Write volume, Eileen Myles addresses the social, political, and aesthetic conditions that shape their work
Patrick Modiano explores the boundaries of recollection in his tenth book published by Yale University Press