1960s
The 1960s were a decade of upheaval, idealism, and transformation — a time when civil rights marches, Cold War tensions, and countercultural movements reshaped everyday life across the world. Books set in or capturing this era bring to life the era's restless spirit, from bohemian Greenwich Village coffeehouses and suburban living rooms buzzing with quiet rebellion, to childhoods lived against the backdrop of history in the making.
1960s Book Summaries
The Naked Ape
Why we shed fur, fell in love, and gossip: a zoologist explains the human animal.
Immersive
The Naked Ape
Why we shed fur, fell in love, and gossip: a zoologist explains the human animal.
A Freewheelin' Time
The girl on Dylan's Freewheelin' cover reclaims her life from the image that buried it.
A Freewheelin' Time
The girl on Dylan's Freewheelin' cover reclaims her life from the image that buried it.
The Poisonwood Bible
Four sisters follow their father to the Congo, where his holy mission exacts a terrible price.
The Poisonwood Bible
Four sisters follow their father to the Congo, where his holy mission exacts a terrible price.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Before she could read, she wrote. A Black girlhood in verse across the South and Brooklyn.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Before she could read, she wrote. A Black girlhood in verse across the South and Brooklyn.
