Post-Election Reading

In this week's podcast, New York Times commentator and podcast host Ezra Klein recommended this book as an important place to start understanding the coalition changes in American politics.

In this week's shortlist of the best books to understand the election and what it means for the world, the Financial Times recommended this account of antiliberalism that "traces the historical roots of Donald Trump’s appeal to a long tradition of anti-liberal thought in the US."

Margaret Atwood's iconic book set in a totalitarian state where women were a controlled commodity shot up to #2 on the Amazon Best Sellers chart this week.

According to The Guardian, this political manifesto and hands-on guide to civic engagement saw a more than 30,000% boost in sales following the US election.

In an effort to understand our current conditions of complex immigration dynamics, tech disruption, and contentious presidential races, this historian chronicles a post-Civil War period of America that had similar conditions.

Boasting 94 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list, this history of 20th century tyranny shot up to #3 on the Amazon Best Sellers list.

An outspoken critic of the president elect, this new edition of her bestselling feminist essay collection has also been reported as climbing the best sellers lists since election day.

Historian Gary Gerstle recently joined Ezra Klein's podcast to talk about the concept of shifting political orders of the 20th century — and where politics may go next as a result of the election.

In her post-election reading list on KatieCouric.com, novelist Jane Rosen called this novel "a wonderful way to restore your faith in humanity. Briefly, a grumpy yet lovable man finds his solitary world turned upside down when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Yes, it’s a sad book, but you’ll also laugh, fall in love with the characters, and be reminded that our similarities are far greater than our differences."