Front Table

On this week's front table, follow of cycles of history and denial in America, ponder the philosophical nature of boredom, and read a novel of grief and curses in Bogota's queer underground. Then, read works from a revolutionary and pioneering political thinker, lose yourself in a novel about losing yourself and its discontents, look into the future of design with the artists of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and read a poetic novel of sisterhood. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com. 

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On this week's front table, find a portrait of the twentieth century in the translations of an elusive writer, learn about the complex history and radical future of reinvestment in Black neighborhoods, and seal yourself into a fable of internationalism. Then, read a biography of the foundational figure of Judaism, sample the short stories of a bold new voice, travel down a highway of dreams and harsh realities, and read a new kind of Western. Find these titles and more at...

On this week's front table, explore the history of justice in the face of state violence, ask how to embrace life in a time of highly visible despair, and read a complex and collective novel about Japanese internment. Then, visit the would-be utopia of Transcendentalist Concord, read a meta-noir about grief and perception, delve into a history of Rolling Stone magazine, and discover a vibrant new poet of our strange modern day. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com. 

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On this week's front table, explore the gun control debate in Renaissance Italy, get an insider view of a notorious disinformation machine, and read a magical realistic epic of aristocratic Hungary. Then, find a new perspective on James Joyce as a political artist, enjoy poems that inhabit a world of flammable metaphors and spiritual fog machines, and trace the rise of police power in the United States. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com. 

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