Author. Journalist. Aspiring Curmudgeon. New book: THE EINSTEIN OF SEX, out now! https://xitter.cf/t.co/NaFS7rhtE5
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Excited to see the introduction to my new book, THE EINSTEIN OF SEX, excerpted in @lithub:
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Daniel Brook retweeted
Today on The Gist: Historian and journalist Daniel Brook (@Brookfiles), author of The Einstein of Sex, and medical historian Brandy Shillace (@bschillace), author of The Intermediaries, trace the life and legacy of Magnus Hirschfeld, the so-called “Einstein of Sex,” from his pioneering Institute for Sexual Science to the Nazis parading his severed likeness at the 1933 book burning. They dig into the longer prehistory of Weimar queer politics and antisemitism, discussing how obsessions with masculinity and “degeneracy” turned sexuality into a political weapon. Plus: Donald Trump’s astonishing pardon of convicted Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández, and a spiel on what Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation actually says about her district.
*Episodes release daily at 6pm ET
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Angelenos! Please come out tomorrow night for my reading at @skylightbooks to learn about Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, the German-Jewish queer rights activist (and film pioneer!) who took on the Nazis.
In partnership with @goetheinstitut
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Always a treat to get to present at @THSEA. Please come out Monday night to hear about "The Einstein of Sex," Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, the queer German-Jewish activist who stood up to the Nazis.
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Thrilled by this review of THE EINSTEIN OF SEX in the @washingtonpost. Please carve “engaging…vivid…jaunty” on my tombstone!
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Couldn't be prouder to have my Magnus Hirschfeld biography, THE EINSTEIN OF SEX, chosen as a #PrideMonth read by the @BKLYNlibrary--the borough of my birth!
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To all of my fellow biographers heading to DC for the @biographersintl conference: Please come to the DC launch event for my new Magnus Hirschfeld biography tomorrow night at @PoliticsProse.
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It's June 1! Honored to have THE EINSTEIN OF SEX named "ideal reading for #PrideMonth" by @KirkusReviews
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Daniel Brook retweeted
#Nonfiction editor @McMurtrieSF inaugurates #PrideMonth with this roundup of outstanding new #LGBTQ books. ow.ly/cOm450W0RmB 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️ @Brookfiles @wwnorton @byochelson @E_S_Editions @PrincetonUPress @mitpress @caroderobertis @AlgonquinBooks
DC crew: Please come out next Wednesday to @PoliticsProse. I'll be discussing THE EINSTEIN OF SEX, my new book on German-Jewish queer rights pioneer, polymath, and anti-fascist activist Magnus Hirschfeld. Proud to be partnering with @WorldPrideDC on this!
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Philly folks: Please come out on Monday night to my book launch event for "THE EINSTEIN OF SEX: Dr Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin" at the Pen and Pencil Club.
Book sales by @HeadHouseBooks
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Excited for my New York book launch of "THE EINSTEIN OF SEX: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin" at @POWERHOUSEArena in Brooklyn tomorrow night. Please come out for it!
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Thrilled to make the @literaryhub "10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May!"
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My latest in @TheNation:
Why the Brutalists are back.
thenation.com/article/cultur…
Apropos of nothing, today is a fine day to appreciate the iconic 1967 painting "Prostitute Combing Their Hair" by Cuban artist Alfredo Sosabravo.
Better odds than Mega Millions; Goodreads lottery is giving away my next book:
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For those looking for their next great read, my urbanist book recs just dropped @Shepherd_books:
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My @newyorker report on Narendra Modi's physical transformation of New Delhi (and political transformation of India):
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My review in @archpaper of new senior housing down the bayou:
archpaper.com/2023/08/rome-o…
