Strangers Drowning
A brief excerpt from Larissa MacFarquhar’s new book about extreme virtue
The Invention of Nature
A brief excerpt from Andrea Wulf’s new book about Alexander von Humboldt
A Strange Business
A brief excerpt from James Hamilton’s new history of art dealership
South Toward Home
A brief excerpt from a new book by Margaret Eby
Latest Readings
A brief excerpt from Clive James’s new collection of essays
Pedigree
A brief excerpt from Nobel prizewinner Patrick Modiano’s memoir
Mindware
A brief excerpt from Richard E. Nisbett’s new book
The Phi Beta Kappa Awards Short List
Fifteen books are in the running for three $10,000 awards
The Meaning of the Library
A brief excerpt from a new collection of essays, edited by Alice Crawford
