The Einstein of Sex named a New Yorker Best Book of 2025
The Einstein of Sex named a New Yorker Best Book of 2025
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The Einstein of Sex shortlisted for The Wingate Prize
The Einstein of Sex has been shortlisted for the UK-based 2026 Wingate Prize, given annually to the best book, fiction or non-fiction, to convey the idea of Jewishness to the general reader. Past winners include Zadie Smith, Nicole Kraus, David Grossman, and WG Sebald. "One of those books," the judges write, "that makes you wonder about everything important you don’t know.... Brook brings Hirschfeld and his insights vividly back to life."
Daniel Brook discusses THE EINSTEIN OF SEX on the Biographers International Organization podcast
Listen to Daniel Brook discussing THE EINSTEIN OF SEX with Winston Churchill biographer Simon Read on the Biographers International Organization podcast
Daniel Brook discusses THE EINSTEIN OF SEX on "The Gist with Mike Pesca"
Hear Mike Pesca interview Daniel Brook and Brandy Schillace on Magnus Hirschfeld's life and work and his meaning in our moment.
Kirkus Reviews Nonfiction Editor chooses THE EINSTEIN OF SEX as a "Pride Month Read" and "Pick of the Week"
Daniel Brook discusses THE EINSTEIN OF SEX on "The Reading Life with Susan Larson"
Listen to Daniel Brook's interview on WWNO public radio in New Orleans.
Publishers Weekly Gives Starred Review to THE EINSTEIN OF SEX
Publishers Weekly bestowed a coveted starred review on The Einstein of Sex.
Skylight Books in Los Angeles Hosts Paperback Launch Podcast
New York Times opinion contributor Erin Aubry Kaplan and Obie Award-winning actor and playwright Roger Guenveur Smith discuss the past, present, and future of race in America with Daniel Brook in this paperback-launch podcast.
Accident of Color featured on "Ipse Dixit" Podcast
Leading legal podcast, "Ipse Dixit with Brian L. Frye," featured an interview on The Accident of Color. Listen here.
Accident of Color featured on BookTV (C-SPAN)
BookTV ran the Charleston Accident of Color event on national television. The event, jointly hosted by Grace Church Cathedral and Mt. Zion AME and attended by Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and Police Chief Luther T. Reynolds, was held on June 25 and broadcast on August 10.
Opinion Piece on the Census Race Question published by the Daily Beast
The Daily Beast has just published "The Other Census Disaster That's Waiting To Happen" about the problems with the race question on the 2020 Census.
The Accident of Color: Excerpted in Lapham's Quarterly
Lewis Lapham's storied history periodical, Lapham's Quarterly, has excerpted this section on the Supreme Court's overturning of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and the little-known biracial family backstory of dissenter Justice John Marshall Harlan.
The Accident of Color: Chosen as Book of the Month by the Acclaimed BackStory Podcast
The Accident of Color has been chosen as a BookStory book of the month by the acclaimed BackStory podcast led by historians Ed Ayers (URichmond), Brian Balogh (UVA), Nathan Connoly (JHU), Joanne Freeman (Yale), and Peter Onuf (UVA). It will be discussed in November.
The Accident of Color: Chosen as a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Spring "Okra Pick"
Southern indie booksellers have chosen The Accident of Color as one of their Spring Okra Picks--new books on the region they're recommending to passionate, discerning local readers.
The Accident of Color: A Digg Book Pick of the Month
Digg.com, a website dedicated to separating the signal from the noise on the Internet, has chosen The Accident of Color as one of its four June book picks.
A History of Future Cities: Now in Chinese and Russian Translations
A History of Future Cities is now available in Chinese and Russian translations from Xinhua and Strelka Press.
