Daniel Brook

Author. Journalist. Aspiring Curmudgeon.
New book: THE EINSTEIN OF SEX, out now!

[Daniel Brook @Brookfiles]

Excited to see the introduction to my new book, THE EINSTEIN OF SEX, excerpted in @lithub:
https://t.co/mCxsHWa2od

[The Gist @PescaGist]

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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This looks like happy hour at a restricted country club.

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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
https://t.co/bZ61BVEt4c

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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.
https://t.co/K1cZr7SxHq

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Thrilled by this review of THE EINSTEIN OF SEX in the @washingtonpost. Please carve “engaging…vivid…jaunty” on my tombstone!
https://t.co/AEAOUCJZQI

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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!
https://t.co/U7Pu0F2rJh

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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.
https://t.co/oYfwvdahf0

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It's June 1! Honored to have THE EINSTEIN OF SEX named "ideal reading for #PrideMonth" by @KirkusReviews
https://t.co/r3xCUmfezJ

[Kirkus Reviews @KirkusReviews]

#Nonfiction editor @McMurtrieSF inaugurates #PrideMonth with this roundup of outstanding new #LGBTQ books. https://t.co/SrEQrEORgB 🏳️‍🌈📚🏳���‍⚧️ @Brookfiles @wwnorton @byochelson @E_S_Editions @PrincetonUPress @mitpress @caroderobertis @AlgonquinBooks

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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!
https://t.co/oYfwvdahf0

[Daniel Brook @Brookfiles]

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
https://t.co/wdahxG3R85

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@jacobkornbluh Hard disagree from American Jews:
https://t.co/X4bygPeGet

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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!
https://t.co/XDYMUiEsAt

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@RonFilipkowski As the old adage goes: There's no such thing as a free plane.

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Thrilled to make the @literaryhub "10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May!"
https://t.co/wMSOLBoDEI

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My latest in @TheNation:
Why the Brutalists are back.
https://t.co/E46HzqmeSF

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Apropos of nothing, today is a fine day to appreciate the iconic 1967 painting "Prostitute Combing Their Hair" by Cuban artist Alfredo Sosabravo.

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Better odds than Mega Millions; Goodreads lottery is giving away my next book:
https://t.co/NnG8svSFCW

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For those looking for their next great read, my urbanist book recs just dropped @Shepherd_books:

https://t.co/rfH5tv6Rxw