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
In Defense of Difficult Reading
The tomes of the past cultivate the lost art of sustained attention
By Todd Shy Friday, June 5, 2026
What’s So Great About the Great Books?: Why You Should Read Classic Literature (Even Though It Might Destroy You) Naomi Kanakia
Inside Man
A young reporter’s devastating exposé of the amoral elite
By Anne Matthews Monday, June 1, 2026
How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford UniversityBy Theo Baker
Things Fall Apart
A meditation on entropy, obsolescence, and death
By Steven G. Kellman Monday, June 1, 2026
How We Disappear: A Personal History of InformationBy Thomas S. Mullaney
Into the Wilds
The tangled terrain of untrammeled lands
By Miranda Weiss Monday, June 1, 2026
The Savage Landscape: How We Made the WildernessBy Cal Flyn
The Painter Time Forgot
An overdue reckoning of an artist’s volcanic genius
By Rebecca Bedell Monday, June 1, 2026
Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the WorldBy Victoria Johnson
Where Are We?
Finding our bearings has never been so risky
By Peter Turchi Monday, June 1, 2026
Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern WorldBy Katherine Dunn
Canonical Contempt
Even in the 18th century, Edward Gibbon’s misogyny set him apart
By Michael O'Donnell Monday, June 1, 2026
The Conversions of Edward Gibbon: A Modern BiographyBy Martha Saxton
Books Are a Star’s Best Friend
The little-known reading habits of a Hollywood icon
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, May 28, 2026
Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroeby Gail Crowther
Who Is Thinking?
The quest to discover the answer to an age-old question
By T. M. Luhrmann Thursday, May 7, 2026
A World Appears: A Journey into ConsciousnessBy Michael Pollan
An Israeli-Palestinian Peace Encounter
Under raining bombs, is healing conceivable?
By Erik Gleibermann Wednesday, April 15, 2026
