Shooting for the Camera
A portrait of the 20th century’s most infamous assassin
By Anne Matthews Monday, September 28, 2026
Chief Misunderstanding
A speculative, sputtering study of leadership
By Elizabeth D. Samet Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws
By Rebecca Boyle Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Co-Creation: How Earth Made Life and Life Made Earth By Olivia Judson
Finding Marty
Zooming in on a storied director
By Michael O'Donnell Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese’s Life in Film By Mark Binelli
Dramatic Paws
On the trail of the elusive big cat of the Himalaya
By David Gessner Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Ghost of the Mountains: Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard By Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
Translating the Past
Modern wit meets age-old wisdom
By Rachel Hadas Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature By Emily Wilson
Sound Barrier
How Marian Anderson made and managed history
By Matthew Guerrieri Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Voice of a Century: The Life and Artistry of Marian Anderson By Anthony Tommasini
Unfriendly Exchange
The tale of a nuclear war that almost was
By Jeffrey Lewis Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Six Minute War: Reagan, Russia, and the Race to Automate Armageddon By Michael Dobbs
Knot in my Back Yard
Not all non-native plants and animals need to be eradicated
By Sam Kean Thursday, August 27, 2026
Undesirable: Invasive Species, Humans, and Where We All Belong By Amy Crawford
Hidden Truths
A new portrait of one of the 20th century’s most controversial philosophers
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 13, 2026
Hannah Arendt: A Life of the Mind By Thomas Meyer (tr. Shelley Frisch)
Democracy in Three Dimensions?
How the nation’s capital rose from a fetid forest on the backs of slaves
By Heather Ewing Sunday, June 1, 2008
Washington: The Making of the American Capital By Fergus M. Bordewich
Ireland Revised
Where the Celtic Tiger came from, and where it has gone
By George O’Brien Sunday, June 1, 2008
Luck and the Irish: A Brief History of Change 1970–2000 By R. F. Foster
Repatriating Art
A museum director examines the controversy over whether nations own their cultural artifacts
By Susannah Rutherglen Sunday, June 1, 2008
Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage By James Cuno
A Look Beyond the Tragic Mystique
By Matthew Ladd Sunday, June 1, 2008
Posthumous Keats By Stanley Plumly
The Art of Doing
Let’s give our hands a great big hand
By Wayne Curtis Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Craftsman By Richard Sennett
A Dangerous Weapon
The fault is not in the camera, but in ourselves
By Andy Grundberg Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph that Shocked America By Louis P. Masur
Drought and Famine
What the past teaches us to fear most about global climate change
By Dan Bouk Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations By Brian Fagan
Sleepless Nights
Getting cranky about the things that keep us awake
By Sarah Fay Saturday, March 1, 2008
Insomniac By Gayle Greene
The Case of the Defective Detective
By Britt Peterson Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective By Kate Summerscale
Enlightenment Lite
By Sudip Bose Saturday, March 1, 2008
A Blue Hand: The Beats in India By Deborah Baker
