Books & Fiction: The Unknown History of Black Uprisings

Plus: new poetry by Anne Carson and Paul Tran; and Adam Gopnik on the history of railroad tycoons. View in browser | Update your preferences Under Review The Unknown History of Black Uprisings In a new book, the historian Elizabeth Hinton reveals that, in the late sixties and early seventies, there were hundreds of local rebellions against white violence and racial inequality. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Essays & Criticism Books The Mad, Bad Business of Railroad Tycoons In the nineteenth century, a crucial railway project was fuelled by a ferocious rivalry. Are there lessons for our own infrastructure plans? By Adam Gopnik Annals of Gastronomy Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn” Is an Ideal Audiobook The real magic of the novel comes from Ephron’s nonchalant conversationalism. Read by Meryl Streep, the book is what it always ought to have been. By Helen Rosner Books Briefly Noted “Journey to the Edge of Reason,” “Projections,” “Palace of the Drowned,” and “The Fugitivities.” PAID POST No. 1 June Indie Next Pick, “A Stunning Achievement" —Publishers Weekly “You know a novel is good when the thought of leaving the world it creates and the people who live there fills you with sadness and a profound sense of loss. Joshua Henkin’s "Morningside Heights" is just such a novel.” —Richard Russo Poetry Poems “Life” “I always say this but it’s true, there are / so many things / I don’t understand.” By Anne Carson Poems “Bioluminescence” “There’s a dark so deep beneath the sea the creatures beget their own / light.” By Paul Tran The Writer’s Voice The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine Camille Bordas Reads “Offside Constantly” The author reads her story from the June 28, 2021, issue of the magazine. More from The New Yorker On and Off the Avenue New Summer Items Are Now Available in The New Yorker Store Beach towels, T-shirts, and more have joined the offerings in our online shop. By The New Yorker Infinite Scroll We All Have “Main-Character Energy” Now On social media post-pandemic, everyone is ready to become a protagonist. By Kyle Chayka You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for Books & Fiction from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.