On this week's Front Table, explore the place of women in history, their creativity, and the enduring power of Emily Dickinson's poetry. Delve into an action-theoretical account of the aesthetic, and an intimate foray onto the dancefloor that speaks to the heart of what it is that makes us move. Then an epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border, told through the lives of the migrants. Immerse yourself in exhilarating lyric poems that chart the history of a family, and explore a debut novel that delves into the devastation of feeling invisible and the transformative power of being seen. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com...
On This Week's Front Table, consider forms of ancient and modern power: a revisionist look at the lives of the Roman emperors, a close reading of the narratives surrounding the American health care system, and the rise and fall of a modern-day robber baron; seek wisdom in a philosophical work that asks questions about the nature of hope, trust, and forgiveness; indulge in a sumptuous facsimile of Shakespeare's First Folio; and we round out our week's selections with two stunning works of fiction by contemporary masters Olga Ravn and George Saunders. 