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Fieldwork
From National Book Award–nominee Iliana Regan, a new memoir of her life and heritage as a forager, spanning her ancestry in Eastern Europe, her childhood in rural Indiana, and her new life set in the remote forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Fieldwork explores how Regan’s complex gender identity informs her…
Still Rising
An inspiring collection of pithy, easy-to-recall one-liners and quotable short passages from historic and contemporary thought leaders throughout the African Diaspora. Famous Black...
Retirement Reboot
For millions of Americans, the COVID shock has brought retirement saving to an abrupt halt—now it’s time to get back on track. Even before the pandemic, a large share of...
Beacons in the Darkness
Earnest, intimate reporting on the vanishing terrain of community newspapers across America, and the proud few that are still standing guard.
Sing Her Name
This third novel by Rosalyn Story, whose critically acclaimed books treat the central role of Black people in American music, is her most rewarding yet, telling the intertwined stories of two singers whose lives connect across time.
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Community Newspaper Memories
To celebrate the publication of Beacons In The Darkness, we’ve polled Agate staff for some of their favorite memories involving their local newspapers. David Schlesinger, Publishing Director Hometown: Portland, Oregon…
RIP jazz pianist and Agate contributor Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis died yesterday. He was a Chicago son and unsurprisingly generous enough to write a foreword for our book Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life. Join us here at Agate in celebrating…
50th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23 marks a milestone anniversary for Title IX, the federal law that may be best known for its huge impact on women’s sports. Title IX was part of the…