On this week’s Front Table, confront the aftermath of the War on Terror through a true account of justice, violence, and belief, and trace the brief, brilliant life of a tech prodigy whose search for meaning unravels across Taiwan and Silicon Valley. Reconsider the paradoxes of progress with a searing critique of “Woke” culture, and descend into a feverish portrait of a young man haunted by family curses and the weight of inherited pain. Discover the creative spark that animates the animal world, and follow the rise of Afrobeat’s most defiant son in a vivid graphic retelling. Finally, enter the toxic afterlives of disaster housing and the collective struggle for breathable futures.
On this week’s Front Table, dive in to a lyrical anti-epic about the beauty, violence, trauma, and absurdity of the internet age; consider a provocative and meticulously structured exploration of identity, language, and the body; and ponder the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century with two extraordinary thinkers. Then, enjoy an essential collection spanning nearly twenty years of emphatic, fearlessly original poetry from one of America's most celebrated living writers; relish an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name; and examine a social manifesto exploring the remarkable resilience of wild nature, and how we can heal ourselves by healing the Earth. Find these titles and more at ...
On this week’s Front Table