All Books
- First LookWhy university libraries are tossing millions of books
Struggling to keep up with the increasing digitization of academia, libraries are purging older volumes to make way for study spaces and coffee shops. The act is a radical shift from when the value of a library was measured by the scope of its books.
- 'Directorate S' attempts to unravel the countless complexities of the Afghan war
Relentless reporting and fastidious cultivation of sources are the hallmarks of Steve Coll's reporting and this book is no exception.
- 'The New Negro' explores Alain Locke not only as writer but also as a thinker and a fighter
Stewart's impressive new book confronts for the whole of its great length the “two-ness” described often by W. E. B. Du Bois in his masterpiece, "The Souls of Black Folk."
- 'Love, Hate and Other Filters' is 2018’s most important YA novel so far
As we witness the senior year of Maya Aziz – the teenage daughter in the only Indian Muslim family in Batavia, Ill. – we’re treated to a sliver of an American Muslim bildungsroman.
- In bookstores, immersion – and volumes of refuge
Beneath a surge in interest for books about the Trump administration, booksellers see something more: Readers seeking to connect and make sense of a tumultuous time.
- 'Epic City' tells the story of a young expat and his love affair with Calcutta
Author Kushanava Choudhury's forte is history, well and freshly told.
- 'Jefferson's Daughters' tells the story of three of Thomas Jefferson's daughters – white and black
'Jefferson’s Daughters' brings its period vividly to life, a credit to Kerrison’s exhaustive research, her passion for her subject, and her elegant writing.
- 'The Monk of Mokha' follows the true-life adventures of an immigrant turned coffee-entrepreneur
It's yet another example of the uncanny ability of Dave Eggers to transform the long-odds stories of real-life immigrants into poignant page-turners.
- Read these books in 2018 Need some help with selecting new books this year? The Monitor asked four bookstores what books they think will excite readers in 2018. These 13 recommendations are from four independent bookstores across the United States: Prairie Lights in Iowa City; the Strand in New York; Off the Beaten Path in Steamboat Springs, Colo.; and Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn. (The Monitor has not reviewed these selections.)
- 7 popular books from 2017 Is reading more one of your New Year’s resolutions? Catch up on last year’s most popular reads – from fiction to the political – before diving into 2018 selections.
- 'Armed in America' asks exactly what the Founding Fathers intended with the Second Amendment
Charles, a historian and legal scholar, spent almost 10 years digging deeply into the issue of gun rights and he has written a credible record of what he learned.
- 'Norwich' is the town that grows Olympians
How valuing development over winning helped a town become an Olympic pipeline.
- Why are America's wild horses at a crisis point?
'Wild Horse Country' author David Philipps discusses the rise (and fall and rise) of the American wild horse and the federal government's bizarre approach to equine management.