Reviewer Terence Samuel praises Luxenberg for telling stories that “capture both the hope and hopelessness that has been central to America’s long argument about race.” Read his full review here.
Month: February 2019
New York Times calls SEPARATE “absorbing … written with energy, elegance”
“Luxenberg’s history contains so many surprises, absurdities and ironies that it would be a shame to spoil the final chapters by revealing which justice ended up on which side,” says reviewer James Goodman, distinguished professor of history and creative writing at Rutgers University. Read his full review here.
On the eve of SEPARATE’s publication, a Washington Post review praises the book’s “engaging” and “vivid” storytelling
“Separate reminds us that our history is not simply a narrative of greater and greater freedom. Rights can be gained, and rights can be taken away,” says reviewer Eric Foner, professor of history at Columbia. Read his full review here.
NPR’s “On Point” features SEPARATE and Steve in an hour-long discussion of race in America, past and present
In a live tweet from the conversation with host David Folkenflik and guest Janai Nelson of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, “On Point” quoted Steve as saying, “”People always say the civil rights movement began in the ’60s, meaning the 1960s. Wrong. Civil rights movements began in the 1860s.” Listen to the full discussion here.
SEPARATE chosen as a notable new book for February by both the New York Times and Amazon
The Times, on its list of “12 Books to Look for in February,” said “Luxenberg gives a three-dimensional and almost novelistic treatment to the players involved.” Read the list here. Amazon, for its Best Books of the Month, picked Separate as one of eight new books in its History category. See the entire list here.