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 History by 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 Mississippi by Wright Thompson
Insisting on the Positive
A popular historian’s philosophical musings
By Carlin Romano Tuesday, September 3, 2024
On Freedom by 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 Memoir by André Aciman
Mortal Coils
We aren’t alone in facing the inevitable
By Sy Montgomery Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death by 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 Stevenson by 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 Singer by Richard Bernstein
Persecution Complex
A young Bolshevik revolutionary’s unlikely and bloody rise to power
By Gary Saul Morson Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928 By Stephen Kotkin
The Crisis Up Close
Wandering our warming world
By Natalie Angier Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made By Gaia Vince
Cruel Spring
A dark time in the city of light
By Charles Trueheart Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune By John Merriman
To Flee or Not to Flee
The stigma of failed courage
By Jennifer Michael Hecht Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Cowardice: A Brief History By Chris Walsh
Champion of Modernism
A literary life on the edge
By John Tytell Wednesday, December 10, 2014
“Literchoor Is My Beat”: A Life of James Laughlin, Publisher of New Directions By Ian S. MacNiven
Breaking the Bonds
How runaway slaves got North
By Louis P. Masur Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad By Eric Foner
Hell and Back
By Phil Klay Wednesday, December 10, 2014
No Man’s Land: Preparing for War and Peace in Post-9/11 America By Elizabeth D. Samet
Sound and Fury
The flawed, tragic hero whose music defined an age
By Matthew Guerrieri Monday, September 8, 2014
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph By Jan Swafford
The Big Uneasy
A city’s seamy side
By Wayne Curtis Monday, September 8, 2014
Empire of Sin By Gary Krist
Solar Complexus
We may be alone after all
By Owen Gingerich Monday, September 8, 2014
The Copernicus Complex By Caleb Scharf
