A Model Marriage
An intimate portrait of a couple who helped forge a nation
By Mary Beth Norton Monday, December 7, 2015
The Washingtons By Flora Fraser
Son of Gonzo
Living in the aftermath of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll
By Scott Stossel Monday, December 7, 2015
Growing Up with Hunter S. Thompson By Juan F. Thompson
Riddles for the Afterlife
Decoding the hieroglyphs that accompanied the dead pharaohs
By Sarah Ruden Monday, December 7, 2015
The Dawning Moon of the Mind: Unlocking the Pyramid Texts By Susan Brind Morrow
Hail to the Chiefs
Leaders of the last century
By Michael Sherry Monday, December 7, 2015
The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton By William E. Leuchtenburg
Taken to the Leader
Why did Pyongyang kidnap several dozen Japanese?
By Bruce Cumings Monday, December 7, 2015
The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea’s Abduction Project By Robert S. Boynton
Hot Rocks
A scientist’s love of lava
By Sarah Zielinski Monday, December 7, 2015
The Last Volcano: A Man, a Romance, and the Quest to Understand Nature’s Most Magnificent Fury By John Dvorak
Speaking in Tongues
The ancient, tangled roots of modern language
By Michael Upchurch Monday, December 7, 2015
Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty LanguagesBy Gaston Dorren / Written in Stone: A Journey through the Stone Age and the Origins of Modern Language By Christopher Stevens
A Lifetime Spent Bearing Witness
The literary giant who rose from the ashes of a people
By Louis Begley Monday, September 7, 2015
The Complete Works of Primo Levi Edited by Ann Goldstein
Cosmic Art
An inquiry into the scientific significance of elegance
By Verlyn Klinkenborg Monday, September 7, 2015
A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature’s Deep Design By Frank Wilczek
Anyone Home?
The centuries-long debate over what resides between our ears
By T. M. Luhrmann Monday, September 7, 2015
Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind By George Makari
Who Would I Be Off My Meds
Can weaning oneself off pharmaceuticals ease the cycle of perpetual suffering?
By Scott Stossel Thursday, March 6, 2025
Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistanceby Laura Delano
Who’s to Say? 
A bewildering take from a noted scholar of Christianity
By Sarah Ruden Monday, March 3, 2025
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesusby Elaine Pagels
Chapters and Verse
Looking for the poet between the lines
By Jay Parini Monday, March 3, 2025
Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost’s Poetryby Adam Plunkett
Once More, Without Feeling
Can a memoir be effective when it lacks any warmth?
By Casey Schwartz Monday, March 3, 2025
Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritanceby Joe Dunthorne
Electrons That Bind
The molecule at the center of everything
By Priscilla Long Monday, March 3, 2025
Carbon: The Book of Lifeby Paul Hawken
Food for Thought
A pragmatic approach to one of humanity’s gravest threats
By Anne Matthews Monday, March 3, 2025
How to Feed the World: The History and Future of Foodby Vaclav Smil
Splitting Our Sides
A new biography of a comedy pioneer
By Stephen Macone Monday, March 3, 2025
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Liveby Susan Morrison
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
