Best Current Affairs Books of 2019

by Emily Bazelon

A vitally important new entry in the continued heated debates about criminal justice. Full review >

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by Dave Cullen

In both Columbine and this up-to-the minute portrait of the Parkland tragedy, Cullen has produced masterpieces that are... Full review >

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by Alex Kotlowitz

A fiercely uncompromising—and unforgettable—portrait. Full review >

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by Stephanie Land

An important memoir that should be required reading for anyone who has never struggled with poverty. Full review >

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by Rachel Maddow

Expect a tweetstorm as Maddow’s indictment of a corrupt industry finds readers—and it deserves many. Full review >

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by Rachel Louise Snyder

Bracing and gut-wrenching, with slivers of hope throughout, this is exemplary, moving reportage on an important subject that... Full review >

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by Megan K. Stack

What women—and men—can learn from Stack’s story is that “women’s work,” in all of its complexity and construction, should... Full review >

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by Ben Westhoff

Highly sobering, exemplary reportage delivered through richly detailed scenarios and diversified perspectives. Full review >

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