All Book Reviews
Fresh Off the Boat: A MemoirCelebrity chef Eddie Huang's memoir offers a hilariously unflinching look at the American dream from a 21st-century immigrant's perspective.
How Literature Saved My LifeLooking through a hyper-personal lens, David Shields offers opinions and proclamations on what makes particular writers important.
Standing in Another Man's GraveScottish detective John Rebus returns for another atmospheric mystery.
3 smart new historic novels There's a glorious interplay between historical fact and fiction in this week's fiction roundup.
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa ParksA new scholarly biography examines the life Rosa Parks – the icon America embraced yet never really knew.
Consider the ForkBee Wilson outlines the history of kitchen technologies with wit and skill.
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the PresentMax Boot's entertaining history teaches valuable lessons, but sometimes draws shaky conclusions.
The Painted GirlsCathy Marie Buchanan spins a clear-eyed and heartfelt account of the seamy side of La Belle Époque in Europe.
One Came HomeOne of the best children's books of early 2013 tells the tale of a young girl whose sister goes missing during the largest passenger pigeon roosting ever.
The Inventor and the TycoonMovies, money, and murder in the Gilded Age West.
Here, There, Elsewhere: Stories from the RoadWilliam Least Heat-Moon lets curiosity lead him far and wide.
Dinner with Lenny: The Last Long Interview with Leonard BernsteinJonathan Cott's story of a day spent with Bernstein shows an energetic, gifted musician who was determined not to limit himself.
The PineconeJenny Uglow has created a graceful historical narrative about a forgotten 19th-century heroine/visionary.
A Memory of LightNo fan of Jordan's work will want to miss this sprawling series-ender. But it is not a book to read out of context.
The Barbarous YearsPulitzer Prize-winning historian Bernard Bailyn's book on the early settling of America is authoritative as well as entertaining.
The Big Truck That Went ByWhy have well-intentioned foreigners done so little for post-quake Haiti?
My Beloved WorldSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her story with wit and candor.
When 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Is Not EnoughLillian Daniel's study of what people who opt out of religion are missing is funny and refreshing.
My Autobiography, by Charlie ChaplinIn his autobiography, Charlie Chaplin is forthcoming with his childhood recollections but oddly reticent when it comes to discussing his film achievements.
PinnedSharon Flake's young adult novel shows high school at its best and worst and gets to the heart of its two teenage main characters.
