Unfriendly Exchange
The tale of a nuclear war that almost was
By Jeffrey Lewis Monday, October 26, 2026
The Six Minute War: Reagan, Russia, and the Race to Automate Armageddon By Michael Dobbs
Battle for the Ballot Box
How decades of legal attacks and court decisions have undermined the crown jewel of the civil rights movement
By Brandon Tensley Thursday, October 8, 2026
An American Problem: How the Country Built—and the Supreme Court Broke—the Voting Rights Act by Michael G. Miller and Kevin T. Morris
Shooting for the Camera
A portrait of the 20th century’s most infamous assassin
By Anne Matthews Monday, September 28, 2026
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 Earth By 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 Film By 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 Leopard By Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
Translating the Past
Modern wit meets age-old wisdom
By Rachel Hadas Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature By 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 Anderson By Anthony Tommasini
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 Indiaby 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 Millstonesby 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 Wayby Edith Hall
Making Himself at Home
A German-born composer and his English oratorios
By Sudip Bose Monday, December 3, 2018
Handel in Londonby Jane Glover
The Portrait Master
Known for rendering others, a writer turns his attention inward
By Stephen Goodwin Monday, December 3, 2018
The Patchby 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 Personby 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 Willkieby David Levering Lewis
A Poet in Purgatory
An inside look at a literary marriage that ended in disaster
By Sandra M. Gilbert Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 2: 1956–1963edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil
The Runaway Question
How people fleeing bondage helped transform the nation
By Louis P. Masur Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The War Before the Warby Andrew Delbanco
