All Book Reviews
The Divorce PapersSusan Rieger's debut novel is a witty and charming epistolary novel, constructed entirely from the case file of a very nasty divorce.
E. E. Cummings: A LifeWas the poet famed for his lowercase aesthetic an all-caps talent?
The Accidental UniverseThe physics behind reality may be hard to grasp – but Alan Lightman makes trying fun.
Life Is a WheelWhat can you learn about life biking from Oregon to New York?
The Cairo AffairOlen Steinhauer has penned a high-stakes international thriller that expertly blends dubious government behavior with memorable characters.
Sorry! The English and Their MannersA history of etiquette suggests its spiritual dimension.
The Gods of OlympusThe many wanderings and permutations of the Olympian deities is the subject of a lively new book by the classicist Barbara Graziosi.
Boy, Snow, BirdHelen Oyeyemi upends the whole Snow White story, tossing out apple, dwarves, glass coffin – and replacing them with an unsettling book that casts a spell of its own.
Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's SoulDaniel Gordis examines the life of 'the most Jewish of Israel's prime ministers,' a man Gordis says has been profoundly misunderstood.
ArchetypeSpouses are for sale in the first volume of a new dystopian-future series.
Two Serious LadiesJane Bowles's radical fiction was as defiantly unconventional as its author.
Kitty GenoveseKevin Cook's book clears up the misconceptions surrounding the famous New York City murder case.
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go AwayRebecca Newberger Goldstein makes a compelling case for the value of a life of genuine introspection.
A Snicker of MagicNatalie Lloyd's debut novel is an appealingly real and multi-layered story with a vast cast of characters.
An Unnecessary WomanLebanese-American author Rabih Alameddine fits an entire, richly lived life into one day – finding room for war, tragedy, AK-47s, and lots of literature.
Five Came BackHow a quintet of legendary American film directors were forever changed by their service in World War II.
I Am AbrahamJerome Charyn channels Lincoln in a memoir imagined to have been written by America's 16th president.
The Race UndergroundBoston Globe features editor Doug Most serves up plenty of colorful drama with the story of the battle between Boston and New York to build America's first subway system.
The Daring Ladies of LowellIn her new novel, 'The Dressmaker' author Kate Alcott explores the ramifications of the murder of a Lowell mill girl.
QuesadillasA Mexican family's comic woes vibrantly recall both Greek mythology and the young James Joyce.
