Quark of Habit
Scientists keep pushing for larger particle colliders—but is this really wise?
By Sabine Hossenfelder Thursday, December 1, 2022
The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World by Suzie Sheehy
Beauty Born of Ashes
The story of a lyrical masterpiece that almost wasn’t
By A. E. Stallings Thursday, December 1, 2022
The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis
To Hell and Back
An Italian master’s unlikely depictions of Dante’s dark vision
By Graeme Wood Monday, November 7, 2022
Botticelli’s Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance by Joseph Luzzi
Of Dharma and Doom
A fresh translation revives the ending of an ancient Indian epic
By Sunil Iyengar Monday, September 5, 2022
After the War: The Last Books of the Mahabharata Wendy Doniger
Power of the Peoples
American history was shaped as much by Native Americans as by their colonizers
By Andrew Graybill Thursday, September 1, 2022
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen
Building Up and Breaking Down
What happens when the structures we erect plunge us into despair?
By Amanda Kolson Hurley Thursday, September 1, 2022
Bold Ventures: Thirteen Tales of Architectural Tragedy by Charlotte Van den Broeck (trans. from the Dutch by David McKay)
Jena-Gadda-Da-Vida
The brief flowering of an intellectual mecca in 1790s Germany
By Steven G. Kellman Thursday, September 1, 2022
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf
The Ephemeral Art
How a Russian impresario revolutionized dance
By Vivien Schweitzer Thursday, September 1, 2022
Diaghilev’s Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World by Rupert Christiansen
Zeal of the Convert
A new biography charts a Peruvian seeker’s spiritual quest
By Randy Rosenthal Thursday, September 1, 2022
The Prophet of the Andes: An Unlikely Journey to the Promised Landy (trans. from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman) by Graciela Mochkofsk
Morals, Meaning, and Nonsense
Ethical inquiry requires lived experience, not just logical examination
By Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen Monday, August 15, 2022
Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life by Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman
Words, Words, Words
How artists turned the canon against congressional inquisitors
By Brooke Kroeger Thursday, April 2, 2026
A Treacherous Secret Agent: How Literature Spoke Truth to Power During the Red Scareby Marjorie Garber
Lede-ing Ladies
How female foreign correspondents transformed journalism
By Anne Matthews Monday, March 16, 2026
Starry and Restless: Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and the WorldBy Julia Cooke
An American Prophet of the Natural World
Celebrating the magical mundane
By John Kaag Thursday, March 5, 2026
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinaryby Terry Tempest Williams
Who Is Thinking?
The quest to discover the answer to an age-old question
By T. M. Luhrmann Monday, March 2, 2026
A World Appears: A Journey into ConsciousnessBy Michael Pollan
The Great Decipherment
Decoding the story of a lost civilization
By Ilan Stavans Monday, March 2, 2026
The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient MayaBy David Stuart
Think, Again
Reckoning with the elegance of physical laws and the wonders of being alive
By John Kaag Monday, March 2, 2026
TraversalBy Maria Popova
Family Trees
Threats to our woods are threats to us all
By Priscilla Long Monday, March 2, 2026
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural WorldBy Suzanne Simard
Criminal Complexity
What inherited traits can—and can’t—tell us about violent behavior
By Jill Leovy Monday, March 2, 2026
Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of ForgivenessBy Kathryn Paige Harden
The Minotaur’s Muses
The romantic cruelty of a brilliant artist
By Anne Matthews Friday, February 27, 2026
Hidden Portraits: Six Women Who Shaped Picasso's Lifeby Sue Roe
Hold the Salt
Reconsidering an ancient city’s bad reputation
By Charles G. Salas Friday, January 23, 2026
Carthage: A New Historyby Eve MacDonald
