Spirits in the Material World
Two new books consider the past and present of Christendom
By B. D. McClay Tuesday, September 3, 2019
A Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland
He Contained Multitudes
Exploring the psychology of an iconoclastic architect
By Amanda Kolson Hurley Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright by Paul Hendrickson
How We Work
An anatomical tour of what it means to be human
By Raj Telhan Tuesday, September 3, 2019
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
Downsized Living
Escaping the city, a writer finds contentment in a small town
By Bruce Falconer Tuesday, September 3, 2019
If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now by Christopher Ingraham
Rising Again
A writer finds much that hasn’t changed in the former Confederacy
By Dennis Covington Monday, July 22, 2019
Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide by Tony Horwitz
Bonanza of Greed
Myths and lies will, if we let them, spell the end of the public domain
By Verlyn Klinkenborg Monday, June 3, 2019
This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption Are Ruining the American West by Christopher Ketcham
Southern Secrets
Three very different women haunted by the past
By Nancy Isenberg Monday, June 3, 2019
Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
The Difficult Diplomat
A highly flawed man who brought peace and controversy
By Charles Trueheart Monday, June 3, 2019
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer
What Makes Us Better
Two books explore whether morality is innate or learned
By Sissela Bok Monday, June 3, 2019
Conscience by Patricia S. Churchland The War For Kindness by Jamil Zaki
Plumbing the Depths
A writer explores the world beneath our feet
By Thomas Laqueur Monday, June 3, 2019
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
Aging Out
Many of us do not go gentle into that good night
By Anne Matthews Thursday, December 5, 2024
Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Ageby James Chappel
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 2024
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
Ideology as Anatomy
How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives
By Sierra Bellows Monday, December 2, 2024
Immaculate Forms: A History of the Female Body in Four Partsby Helen King
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell Monday, December 2, 2024
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christopheby Marlene L. Daut
The Creator’s Code
Are humans alone in their ability to make art?
By Evelyn McDonnell Monday, December 2, 2024
The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines From Automata to AIby David Hajdu
Barbarity at the Bataclan
A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light
By Charles Trueheart Monday, December 2, 2024
V13: Chronicle of a Trial by Emmanuel Carrère, translated from the Frenchby John Lambert
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
