All Books
- 4 great audiobook selections for Black History Month Check out these four titles recommended for anytime listening.
- 'Enlightenment Now' says human progress is real, remarkable, and yet often unacknowledged
Steven Pinker marshals data from detailed studies that show the stirring extent of progress human beings have achieved since the 18th century.
- Dreams, divisions, and death: author Francisco Cantú shares what he saw at the Mexican border
Cantú, who worked with the US Border Patrol on the Mexican border, says issues surrounding the border are 'hugely complex.'
- 'Without Precedent' brings shrewd legal perspective to the career of Supreme Court justice John Marshall
The book's narrative is especially strong when relating the turbulent legal and political infighting of Marshall's years as chief justice.
- 'The Future of Humanity' recommends evacuating Earth in order to save the species
Bestselling writer Michio Kaku is a practiced and very effective popularizer of science for a general audience.
- 'Secrets We Kept' is the wrenching story of the abusive truth behind the marriages in an author's family
Through her family story, author Krystal Sital examines the widespread nature of domestic violence in Trinidad, where it has traditionally been considered a private family matter.
- 'Down and Across' is a lively YA debut starring a self-doubting teen and a crossword-puzzle lover
Iranian-American teen Saaket “Scott” Ferdowsi grapples with his own insecurities and struggles to live up to his parents’ expectations.
- 3 intriguing new science fiction titles
Three strong new sci fi releases get 2018 off to an excellent start.
- A historian asks: Do we over-idealize Main Street?
Historian and author Alice Echols began to look into a family scandal and uncovered a sprawling saga of capitalism run amok.
- 'The Marshall Plan' considers how and why the US became a global superpower
This is a welcome, timely, and significant addition to what we know about the way that the Marshall Plan shaped the post-World War II landscape.
- 10 best books of February: the Monitor's picks
From a history of the war in Afghanistan, to a story about a 1950s road race in Australia, to a young adult novel about a teen who loves crossword puzzles, here are our top 10 picks among new February releases.
- First LookPrize for thriller novels without female victims draws mixed reactions
One female writer is setting up a book prize to reward the best crime novel in which no woman is the victim. Some – inspired by the #MeToo movement – are happy with the initiative, others fear it fails to address tough, real life issues.
- 'Young China' profiles a generation facing a sometimes confusing mix of prosperity and pressure
Young Chinese in their 20s, firmly ensconced in the world's middle class, are their country's first modern generation 'less preoccupied with needs and more involved with wants.'
- Europe, what are you reading? My fellow train passengers respond
Selections range from George Orwell's '1984' to 'World Without End' by Ken Follett.
- 'The Seabird's Cry' follows the 350 bird species inhabiting the coastlines and open oceans of our planet
It's a completely pitiless world, in which the attrition of natural predation is increased exponentially by the harshness of the environment.
- First LookTown library starts newspaper after local paper shuttered
A small New Hampshire town library offers a model of how others can step in to provide information for communities in 'news deserts.'