Prophets of the Avant-Garde
How two power couples changed the world of art
By Meryle Secrest Monday, March 4, 2019
Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury by Carolyn Burke
His Life Spoke Volumes
The man behind the great Enlightenment encyclopedia
By Tom Chaffin Monday, March 4, 2019
Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran
Where the Sun Finally Set
A new look at the island empire’s prize possession
By Nisid Hajari Monday, December 3, 2018
The British in India by David Gilmour
Of Faith and Tragedy
A scholar of early Christianity on how her work informed her life
By B. D. McClay Monday, December 3, 2018
Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
Enigma From the East
A Soviet émigré’s never-ending battle to be understood
By Gary Saul Morson Monday, December 3, 2018
Between Two Millstones by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; translated by Peter Constantine
The Guru of Athens
Can age-old philosophy lead the way to happiness?
By Caroline Alexander Monday, December 3, 2018
Aristotle's Way by Edith Hall
Making Himself at Home
A German-born composer and his English oratorios
By Sudip Bose Monday, December 3, 2018
Handel in London by Jane Glover
The Portrait Master
Known for rendering others, a writer turns his attention inward
By Stephen Goodwin Monday, December 3, 2018
The Patch by John McPhee
The Death of Innocents
A look at the silent suffering of those caught in the crossfire
By Dennis Covington Monday, September 17, 2018
The Bodies in Person by Nick McDonell
The Loyal Opposition
A timely new biography of an avatar of courage and bipartisanship
By Richard Moe Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The Improbable Wendell Willkie by David Levering Lewis
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
