All Books
- 'Fallen Glory' explores the most famous buildings that no longer exist
Scottish historian James Crawford finds meaning in lost landmarks.
- Remembering Robert James Waller – beyond 'The Bridges of Madison County'
When my local library was selling off discarded volumes for a penny apiece, I wasn’t inclined to take one of the castoffs, Waller’s 'Old Songs in a New Café,' home with me. But I’m glad I did.
- 'March 1917' follows Russia and the US in a year that shaped the future
Journalist Will Englund suggests that World War I set both the United States and Russia on the paths they would follow for the next century.
- 'Temporary People' depicts the lives of guest workers in the UAE
Novelist Deepak Unnikrishnan tells tales of 'people from elsewhere' who live as perpetual foreigners, often in fear, with precarious futures.
- Three terrific new novels for young readers
Nothing signals spring better than a newly-published crop of books. These three novels for middle-grade readers (ages 8-14), feature interesting young narrators and strong, unique stories.
- Kids interrupting a BBC interview? Great writers wouldn't be surprised.
South Korean political expert Robert Kelly went viral after an epic on-the-job encounter with his very young and very lively children.
- 'No Friend But the Mountains' asks why war is so often waged on mountains
War correspondent Judith Matloff travels the world, exploring the many conflicts that have erupted at high altitude.
- 'South and West' pulls together jottings made by Joan Didion while traveling
Readers would do well to follow the route mapped out in 'South and West': to be inquisitive about those with whom they seem to have nothing in common, including electoral preferences.
- 'The Devil's Mercedes' investigates a pair of notorious Nazi limos
A major question surrounded both cars – which Nazi had used them?
- Bestselling books the week of 3/9/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores all across America.