Soaring Ambitions
Early hot-air balloonists ascended to previously unimaginable heights, stirring humanity’s sense of perspective and possibility
By Toby Lester Thursday, September 5, 2013
Falling Upwards By Richard Holmes
Southern Son
The wit and wisdom of a master
By William S. McFeely Thursday, September 5, 2013
The Letters of C. Vann Woodward Edited by Michael O'Brien
Upward Bound
Abraham’s merciful stay of hand
By Sarah Ruden Thursday, September 5, 2013
But Where Is the Lamb?: Imagining the Story of Abraham and Isaac By James Goodman
Priestly Powers
A comic writer’s critical eye
By George O’Brien Thursday, September 5, 2013
Suitable Accommodations: An Autobiographical Story of Family Life: The Letters of J. F. Powers, 1942–1963 Edited by Katherine A. Powers
On the Brink
How safe are our nukes?
By Scott D. Sagan Thursday, September 5, 2013
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety By Eric Schlosser
Lives of the Ancients
Animating the Greeks and Romans
By A. E. Stallings Thursday, September 5, 2013
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations By Mary Beard
Two of a Kind
A postwar friendship
By David Brown Thursday, September 5, 2013
Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize By Sean B. Carroll
Truth or Management
The perils and rewards of studying abroad
By Alice Kaplan Monday, June 10, 2013
Waiting to be Heard By Amanda Knox
The Bombmaker’s Burden
Winning the atomic race failed to bring him peace of mind
By Shirley Streshinsky Monday, June 10, 2013
A Life Inside the Center By Ray Monk
Say Anything
The stories we tell ourselves
By Jennifer Sinor Monday, June 10, 2013
The Faraway Nearby By Rebecca Solnit
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
