All Books
- What really happened at the O.K. Corral
The most famous gunfight of the old West lives on in movies and in our imagination. “Tombstone” separates the truth from the myth.
- ‘Pelosi’ tracks the career of a powerful, driven politician
As the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, she’s honed a formidable legislative record and staved off challengers.
- Chekhov’s unequaled mastery of the short story
“Fifty-Two Stories” reminds our reviewer of the Russian writer’s brilliance, even if this collection doesn’t quite live up to his best work.
- Amid a pandemic, it’s nice to read novels about people who care
“The Big Finish” and “The Love Story of Missy Carmichael” each feature older characters who go beyond themselves to help others.
- Degas painted dancers and musicians with deftness and authority
“Degas at the Opéra” offers a backstage tour of the artist’s favorite haunt – as well as intimations of the dark underside of dancers’ lives.
- ‘In Deep’ disputes the notion of a ‘deep state’ conspiracy
New Yorker writer David Rohde traces the rise of distrust in government agencies, along with the expansion of presidential powers, over 40 years.
- ‘Amnesty’ sets up a moral dilemma for an immigrant living in the shadows
Aravind Adiga’s novel follows a man living illegally in Australia as he weighs an impossible decision: Solve a murder, or stay in the country?
- Poems to remind us of our strength during quarantine
Poetry that comforts and consoles lifts our gaze beyond circumstances – or reminds us that we can persevere, just as generations before us have done.
- Imagining the life of Jesus’ wife
Sue Monk Kidd’s novel brings to life a spirited young woman who must come to terms with her own heartfelt desires and ambitions.
- Stay inside with the 10 best books of April
Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir.
- Madeleine L’Engle’s early short stories presage ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
A reviewer reflects on reading “The Moment of Tenderness,” a collection of short stories, and then returning to the 1963 novel she loved growing up.
- A Q&A with Charlotte Jones Voiklis, editor of ‘The Moment of Tenderness’
Voiklis, the granddaughter of Madeleine L’Engle, answers questions about a collection of 18 previously unpublished stories by the famed author.
- From house of horrors to family home
Erica Bauermeister’s latest book is a thoughtful, entertaining memoir of the time she and her family spent renovating the mother of all fixer-uppers.
- Alexander Calder upended the seriousness of art
His sculpture and mobiles played with space and form, but some critics were not amused. Part 2 of Jed Perl’s biography illumines Calder’s skill.
- ‘Love, Unscripted’ is a rom-com homage, but transcends the genre
Owen Nicholls’ debut novel is chock-full of movie references, but he delves deeply into the intricacies of maintaining a relationship.
- ‘American Rebels’ shows the network behind the Revolution
Nina Sankovitch pens another tour de force as she dives into the tight-knit web of colonial families that propelled the American Revolution.
- Coco Chanel in wartime: She was at all times ‘pro-Chanel’
Anne de Courcy’s history of the French Riviera is a fascinating – if chaotic – account of the highs and lows felt by Chanel’s social circle up to and including World War II.
- Four amazing audiobooks to listen to this April
Investigate the history of American cuisine, indulge in neighborhood drama, and find reconciliation between enemies in our April audiobook picks.
- Neal Shusterman blurs the line between ‘real’ and digital life
The YA novelist – no stranger to dark and mature themes – tackles AI, death, religion, and more in his latest bestseller.
- Dr. Seuss meet Dr. Dre: Online reading gets a new rhythm
Over the cool beats of a rapper's rhythm, Wes Tank is inspiring his YouTube followers with a new twist on children's book classics.