Episode 37: Literary Labyrinth

September 15, 2021

Professor Amar, author of seven books, explores the complex book ecosystem from writing to publishing and beyond – as he begins a book tour.

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It’s Constitution Week, and Akhil is “booked;” not only with events of the week, but on his book tour.  Our series on scholars, schools, and scholarship resumes, then, with a comprehensive look at the entire ecosystem of books.  What is the author’s process, and what happens after a book is written?  How does a book, and an author, gain authority in a world of ubiquitous social media?  And how does this take us to discussions of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments?  We all believe we have a book in us, so this inside look speaks to all.

Show Notes:

Fifth Amendment, First Principles

Akhil R. Amar & Renée B. Lettow, Fifth Amendment First Principles: The Self-Incrimination Clause, 93 Mich. L. Rev. 857 (1995).  This sequel to Professor Amar’s Fourth Amendment analysis sets him on the path towards his first book.

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Sixth Amendment, First Principles

Akhil Reed Amar, Foreword: Sixth Amendment First Principles, 84 GEO. L.J. 641 (1996).  The logical chain extends.

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Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution, by Gordon S. Wood

Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution; Gordon Wood’s just-published book, for those listeners who wish to read this before our upcoming discussion with Professor Wood.

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