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Books, Film, Music

Summer REEDing

A round-up of hot-weather reads written by our alumni and professors

August 27, 2019

To help keep you entertained, informed, and curious during the hot months, we selected a series of books from our Reediana section and posted them week-by-week on Instagram. From fiction to fire, this list covers a wide array of topics. In case you missed it, here are all the books from our 2019 #SummerREEDing series.

 

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The Better Sister by Alafair Burke ’91

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Read more about Alafair Burke from our archives.

 

Rising by Elizabeth Rush ’06

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Read an excerpt from Rising in our December 2018 issue.

 

Heirs of the Founders by H.W. Brands MALS ’79

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A Good Country by Laleh Khadivi ’98

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Angie Jabine ’79 reviewed A Good Country in our December 2017 issue.

 

The Night Swimmers by Prof. Peter Rock

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Read more about Prof. Pete Rock, including a review of The Night Swimmers.

 

Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Mountains by Daniel Mathews ’70

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Anne Laufe ’86 reviewed A Natural History in Reed Magazine.

 

Chimes of a Lost Cathedral by Janet Fitch ’78

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Read more about Janet Fitch on Reed Magazine.

 

Project Fire by Steven Raichlen ’75

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Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field by Prof. Mark Burford

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Read a review of Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field and more about Prof. Mark Burford at Reed Magazine.

 

Crises of the Sentence by Prof. Jan Mieszkowski

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A selection of reading by President Audrey Bilger

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Stay tuned for more about Reed's new president in the September 2019 issue of Reed Magazine.

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