All Book Reviews
Catastrophe 1914British journalist and historian Max Hastings explores the tumultuous and sometimes baffling early months of World War I.
Men We ReapedJesmyn Ward's powerful, wrenching memoir tells the story of her upbringing, and chronicles the deaths of five young black men that she loved, including her brother Joshua.
David and GoliathMalcolm Gladwell subverts our assumptions about winners and losers in his newest work.
Traveling SprinklerThe poetic adventures of the quirky, exasperating, yet oddly lovable Paul Chowder continue in Nicholson Baker's sequel to 'The Anthologist.'
Doctor SleepStephen King's new novel catches up with 'Shining' character Danny Torrance as an adult.
Drama HighHow a struggling Pennsylvania high school became a theater dynamo.
WilsonA. Scott Berg's biography of Woodrow Wilson pales next to a recent work by John Milton Cooper, Jr.
The LowlandPulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri tells the story of Indian brothers whose choices raise questions about sacrifice, love, and the price of freedom.
Dissident GardensThere's wit and social satire aplenty in Jonathan Lethem's new novel about the tolls of idealism.
Small Wars, Faraway PlacesBritish historian Michael Burleigh explores the context behind long-simmering regional conflicts.
Command and ControlOur own nuclear missiles may be a greater danger to us than those of our enemies.
MaddAddamMargaret Atwood's novel is the conclusion to her dystopic trilogy.
For DiscriminationThe constitutional mission of the Fourteenth Amendment is justice, and not the “racial laissez-faire” of colorblindness, argues Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy.
A House in the SkyAmanda Lindhout recalls her 2008 abduction in a memoir that is gritty and raw, yet also nuanced and moving.
Starry NightsDaisy Whitney tells the fantastically playful story of a depressed Parisian artist who finds inspiration when the subject of a famous painting comes alive.
Forgive Me, Leonard PeacockMatthew Quick's novel is the harrowing but beautifully written story of a desperate teenager.
These Few Precious DaysChristopher Andersen examines the last year in John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy's marriage.
Classic review: The Riddle of the SandsWas Erskine Childers' 1903 novel the first great modern spy novel?
ArchangelAndrea Barrett's new short story collection follows a multigenerational collection of characters, all hard at work in the field of science.
Down in the ChapelJoshua Dubler explores the powerful and often surprising role that religion plays inside a prison.
