All Book Reviews
'Avid Reader' is the story of a publishing icon and friend to authorsOver the decades, Robert Gottlieb worked with a veritable Who's Who of 20th-century literary figures.
'Commonwealth,' Ann Patchett's new novel, is a family affairPatchett's latest novel – her most autobiographical to date – weaves a wry but compassionate tale of step-siblings forced to become family.
'Astro City, Vol. 13: Honor Guard' features superheroes with heartKurt Busiek's 'Astro City' comic series highlights the humanity behind the masks.
'Pond' is a cool, curious dive into a world of minutiaeClaire-Louise Bennett's unclassifiable work is a 'tumble down a rabbit hole,' taking readers into a world where the drama is in the details.
'Mad Enchantment' is a compelling portrait of Monet and his chef d'œuvreBiographer Ross King once again puts a human face on the historical narrative of an artistic triumph.
'Virgil Thomson' celebrates Thomson's written words and musical notesThomson’s uncommon capacity to both create works in a particular art form and to write lucidly about that art form is in evidence throughout the Library of America second collection spotlighting the writer-composer.
'Collected Poems' by Clive James celebrates decades of learning, growthClive James continues to pour forth verse – as unabashedly alive as ever.
'For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood' offers advice from a transformational educatorEmdin’s 'reality pedagogy' shows teachers how to truly respect their students by getting to know their communities and cultures.
'On Trails' celebrates the deep history of trails on earthRobert Moor takes a journey on paths that lead through memory and over mountains and into places where the only option is to take the long way around.
'The Huntress' profiles Alicia Patterson – journalist, adventurer, rebelPatterson’s career – as chronicled by her niece, Alice Arlen – straddled the worlds of publishing and politics, and her personal life was a swirl of high society and far-flung travels.
'Landskipping' movingly considers the human love of landscapesAnna Pavord's meditation on 'Painters, Ploughmen and Places' celebrates the enduring power of landscapes on our collective imagination.
'A Torch Against the Night' runs deeper than 'An Ember in the Ashes'This sequel preserves the hyperkinetic energy of 'An Ember in the Ashes' while layering in more thoughtful complexities.
'1966' singles out a moment when musical history was madeThe Summer of Love gets all the press, but Jon Savage argues that the biggest break with the past happened the year before.
'Still Here' follows Russian immigrants struggling to establish identity in NYAs they approach middle age, a group of friends contemplates what has becomes of their lives and dreams of success since arriving in the Big Apple.
'The Perfect Horse' is the perfect World War II rescue storyThe Russians were advancing, and the Third Reich was collapsing, and there was only one way to save Austria's prized Lipizzaner stallions.
'Behold the Dreamers' raises issues of class, immigration, and colorAn African family comes to New York, hoping to live the American dream. Then the financial crisis hits and the story gets much more complex.
'The Terror Years' attempts to explain the post-9/11 worldIn the 15 years since 9/11, New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright has been traveling the world, hoping to shed light on dark topics.
'Anatomy of a Soldier' tells a warrior's story, as seen by 45 inanimate objectsThis unusual first novel was written by Harry Parker, a British Army captain who lost both legs at age 25 after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2009.
'The Art of Rivalry' considers painters as competitorsPulitzer Prize-winning critic Sebastian Smee looks at the ways that rivalry served to mold four pairs of great artists.
'Riverine' is the memoir of a writer who cannot slip free of her pastAngela Palm's intriguing book is filled with sharp analysis of the relationship between place, social status, and ethos.
