Our Epic 2014 Summer Reading List

Zócalo Writers and Speakers Pick Their Favorite Nonfiction Books to Savor Through September

Every day, Zócalo hosts writers and speakers from around the world in order to bring you the smartest, most thoughtful humanities journalism and events out of L.A. And we don’t take the summer off. In that spirit, we asked a handful of Zócalo contributors—from the president of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the director of MIT’s Center for Civic Media to a hipster L.A. food blogger and a science historian in Tel Aviv—for their summer reading recommendations. Here are the recent nonfiction books they’ve chosen to help you savor …

Books For Your Sun-and-Beer-Addled Brain

Zócalo—and Zócalo’s Guests—Offer Reading Recommendations For the Sultry Summer Months

Does the impending summer heat threaten to slow your brain? Fear not: Zócalo has an antidote to the dog days of air-conditioned naps and cold beers. We asked some of …