Glamour and Violence
A group portrait of the brutal Belle Époque
By Anka Muhlstein Monday, March 2, 2020
The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes
Visible Man
An intimate view of a great American writer
By Randall Kenan Monday, December 2, 2019
The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison edited by John F. Callahan and Marc C. Conner
History, Alive and Well
A writer’s tour of the Soviet world, 30 years after its collapse
By Graeme Wood Monday, December 2, 2019
Pravda Ha Ha: True Travels to the End of Europe by Rory MacLean
A Biographer Looks Back
A noted practitioner reveals her tricks of the trade
By Ann Jefferson Monday, December 2, 2019
Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me by Deirdre Bair
A Founding Class
Two new studies of the man from Monticello
By Henry Wiencek Monday, December 2, 2019
Thomas Jefferson’s Education by Alan Taylor Revolutionary Brothers by Tom Chaffin
Questions of Inspiration
Should we try to see the poet in her poetry?
By Rachel Hadas Monday, December 2, 2019
Love Unknown: The Life and Worlds of Elizabeth Bishop by Thomas Travisano
The Barber of Language
A new collection from a celebrated prose stylist
By Sandra M. Gilbert Monday, December 2, 2019
Essays One by Lydia Davis
Nationalist Anthems
Remembering a time when composers mattered more
By Sudip Bose Monday, December 2, 2019
Dangerous Melodies by Jonathan Rosenberg
Pursuing the White Whale
A briny exploration of Melville’s greatest work
By William Howarth Monday, December 2, 2019
Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick by Richard J. King
Too Long Ignored
An engaging look at the forces that shaped history south of the border
By Richard Moe Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Silver, Sword & Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story by Marie Arana
Heart of Semi-Darkness
A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors
By Tim Carman Thursday, November 7, 2024
Masters of Horror and Magic
The German folklorists who helped build a nation
By Anne Matthews Friday, November 1, 2024
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
By Diana Goetsch Thursday, September 26, 2024
Imperiled Planet
The ecological havoc we’ve wrought
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, September 3, 2024
The Burning Earth: A Historyby Sunil Amrith
Ground Truth
A story of dirt, dollars, and death
By Steve Yarbrough Tuesday, September 3, 2024
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippiby Wright Thompson
Insisting on the Positive
A popular historian’s philosophical musings
By Carlin Romano Tuesday, September 3, 2024
On Freedomby Timothy Snyder
A Stranger in the Seven Hills
A refugee’s experience in the Eternal City
By Ingrid D. Rowland Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Roman Year: A Memoirby André Aciman
Mortal Coils
We aren’t alone in facing the inevitable
By Sy Montgomery Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Deathby Susana Monsó
Silent Partner
The union that may have made possible a writer’s late flourishing
By Robert Zaretsky Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevensonby Camille Peri
Schmaltz of Significance
How the first talkie treated the myth of the melting pot
By Steven G. Kellman Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singerby Richard Bernstein
