These compelling modern cultural histories give you a window into the past and present about everyday phenomena like food, music, or fashion.
Or: a round-up of 2023's entries in my favorite micro-genre
From lighthouses to books bound in human skin, these microhistories explore the stories you didn't know you needed.
Zines have travelled a long way before arriving on your bookshelf or computer screen…so let’s take a little look at where they’ve been!
Fall down the rabbit holes of some quirky and informative microhistories, including Cubed: The Secret History of the Workplace by Nikil Saval.
These microhistories for this moment focus their precise, thorough sights on certain aspects of our current socially distanced, pandemic reality.
These nonfiction books about books will give you insight into the personal experiences of book lovers and historical perspectives on our favorite subject.
Fans of the Netflix micro-documentary series 'Explained' will gobble up this collection of microhistory books that take an in-depth look at niche subjects.
Whatever your preference for reading challenges, we here at the Riot enjoy the odd challenge. We’ve written before about the ...