The Lost Village
A Palestinian poet remembers the people and places he has lived without
By Nathalie Handal Monday, June 1, 2009
My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century By Adina Hoffman
Pilgrim of Eternity
The loves and legends of Lord Byron
By William Giraldi Monday, June 1, 2009
Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life By Edna O'Brien
The Peacock Problem
Does sexual selection really explain enough?
By Priscilla Long Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness By Joan Roughgarden
The Peacock Problem
What does evolution say about why we make art?
By Alexander Nehamas Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Art Instinct By Denis Dutton
Founding Portraitists
By Fergus M. Bordewich Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Painter’s Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art By Hugh Howard
Dark Mysteries
By Angeline Goreau Sunday, March 1, 2009
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor By Brad Gooch
At Liberty to Divulge
By John Rolfe Gardiner Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University By Kevin Roose
Circular Bread Line
By Sandra M. Gilbert Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread By Maria Balinska
Cal & Liz & Ted & Sylvia
The corresponding prose of midcentury poets
By Sudip Bose Monday, December 1, 2008
Letters of Ted Hughesselected and edited by Christopher Reid, Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell edited by Thomas Travisano with Saskia Hamilton, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A Passion for Architecture
Nuggets from a critical gold mine
By Stanley Abercrombie Monday, December 1, 2008
On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change By Ada Louise Huxtable
Chief Misunderstanding
A speculative, sputtering study of leadership
By Elizabeth D. Samet Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws
By Rebecca Boyle Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Co-Creation: How Earth Made Life and Life Made EarthBy Olivia Judson
Finding Marty
Zooming in on a storied director
By Michael O'Donnell Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese’s Life in FilmBy Mark Binelli
Dramatic Paws
On the trail of the elusive big cat of the Himalaya
By David Gessner Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Ghost of the Mountains: Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow LeopardBy Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
Shooting for the Camera
A portrait of the 20th century’s most infamous assassin
By Anne Matthews Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Translating the Past
Modern wit meets age-old wisdom
By Rachel Hadas Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient LiteratureBy Emily Wilson
Sound Barrier
How Marian Anderson made and managed history
By Matthew Guerrieri Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Voice of a Century: The Life and Artistry of Marian AndersonBy Anthony Tommasini
Unfriendly Exchange
The tale of a nuclear war that almost was
By Jeffrey Lewis Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Six Minute War: Reagan, Russia, and the Race to Automate ArmageddonBy Michael Dobbs
Knot in my Back Yard
Not all non-native plants and animals need to be eradicated
By Sam Kean Thursday, August 27, 2026
Undesirable: Invasive Species, Humans, and Where We All BelongBy Amy Crawford
Hidden Truths
A new portrait of one of the 20th century’s most controversial philosophers
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 13, 2026
Hannah Arendt: A Life of the MindBy Thomas Meyer (tr. Shelley Frisch)
