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The book cover for "The Academic Trumpists: Radicals Against Liberal Diversity," authored by David L. Swartz, with Nicholas Rodelo.
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The Academic Trumpists, Part 2

Scott McLemee concludes his review of David L. Swartz's study of pro-Trump academics.

The book cover for "The Academic Trumpists: Radicals Against Liberal Diversity," authored by David L. Swartz, with Nicholas Rodelo.
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The Academic Trumpists, Part 1

Scott McLemee reviews David L. Swartz’s study of the academics who support Donald Trump.

The cover of Kathryn Hughes's book "Catland: Louis Wain and the Great Cat Mania," featuring a drawing of the face of a cat.
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Wain’s World

Scott McLemee reviews Kathryn Hughes’s biography of Louis Wain, Catland.

The book cover for Christopher Hamilton's "Rapture."
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The Philosophy of Rapture

Scott McLemee reviews Christopher Hamilton’s Rapture.

A collection of the 13 book covers for the books discussed in the accompanying review.
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Fall Books Roundup

Scott McLemee looks ahead to forthcoming releases on higher ed, the culture wars and leadership.

The red, white and blue book jacket for John Rennie Short’s “Insurrection: What the January 6 Assault on the Capitol Reveals about America and Democracy,” which depicts a watermark-like image of the QAnon shaman holding an American flag.
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Insurrection

Scott McLemee reviews John Rennie Short’s Insurrection: What the January 6 Assault on the Capitol Reveals about America and Democracy.

The book cover for Anthony Grafton’s “Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa.”
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The Scholar-Magician

Scott McLemee reviews Anthony Grafton’s Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa.

The book cover for Tessa Hill and Eric Simons’s “At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans,” featuring white text against a blue, ocean-like background.
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Knowing Our Fast-Changing Ocean

Scott McLemee reviews Tessa Hill and Eric Simons’s At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans.