Sewell Chan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@jackmjenkins “Ted Kennedy: A Life,” by John A. Farrell

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“By the end, Cheney had almost no Republican defenders left. Like Leon Trotsky during the Stalin era, her name had become an all-purpose label to discredit the regime’s dissidents, however mild or imaginary their heresy may be.” ⁦@jonathanchait⁩: https://t.co/qnqsgupJjn

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Listening to ⁦@olivalejandra_⁩ discuss her powerful new memoir RIVERMOUTH: A CHRONICLE OF LANGUAGE, FAITH, AND MIGRATION with ⁦@jessica_goudeau⁩ at ⁦@BookPeople⁩. The writer has translated for asylum seekers since 2016. Full of insights. https://t.co/TfmR4imCRE https://t.co/CXL9PrF2Q2

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I met Lani Guinier in 1994 when her book “The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy” was published. Proud to have met this pathbreaking scholar of civil rights. RIP. https://t.co/iffNYD46Qd https://t.co/AZavgeDkZD

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Essential excerpt from Jorge Ramos’s “Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History.” Next May 13 will be 20 years since 19 migrants died in a tractor-trailer in South Texas. A full generation + 4 presidents + no action from Congress. https://t.co/JfcQnZ67hh

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@shershovitz I’m wondering how Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” was translated into Korean.

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I met Lani Guinier in 1994 when her book “The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy” was published. Proud to have met this pathbreaking scholar of civil rights. RIP. https://t.co/iffNYD46Qd https://t.co/AZavgeDkZD

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.@SeamusMcGraw wrote “From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter,” published last year by @UTexasPress. His essay—I won’t give away the conclusion—should be read by everyone, regardless of political persuasion. https://t.co/fZFRCKt84v

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Trump and his wife just entered the Mar-a-Lago ballroom with “Do You Hear The People Sing?” from Les Misérables playing. Victor Hugo is rolling over in his grave. (The next song was “Proud to Be American.”)

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It is such a privilege to hear poet and ⁦@MellonFdn⁩ president Elizabeth Alexander in dialogue with ⁦@PenielJoseph⁩ at ⁦@texasbookfest⁩. Her book, THE TRAYVON GENERATION, in words and images, is essential. https://t.co/7NmgrVwZKT