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Author:
Jill Lepore
Publisher:
Liveright
Date:
August 29, 2023
A portrait of Americans' techno-utopianism, frantic fractiousness, and unprecedented aimlessness. From lockdowns and race commissions to Bratz dolls and bicycles, to the losses that haunt Lepore's life, these essays again and again cross what she calls the deadline, the "river of time that divides the quick from the dead."
What The Reviewers Say
I would recommend reading The Deadline front-to-back with as few breaks as possible. Taken in sequentially, Lepore’s essays constitute a dizzying, entertaining and urgent survey course on contemporary American life. Although Lepore dives deep into the waters of bygone eras, she always writes from the present — the palpable surface of history’s ever-rising tide.
Both shorter and less focused in scope than her 2020 book of American history, These Truths. But with 46 essays on subjects ranging from political theory to disruptive innovation, it’s still a doorstop.
Lepore’s galvanized readers will acquire new perspectives and new knowledge as she addresses complex matters with vigor, wit, and clarity..
Dazzling.
