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
Sisters of the Night Sky
The pioneering female scientists who first charted the universe
By Sam Kean Monday, December 5, 2016
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars By Dava Sobel
Feeling No Pain
A philosopher argues we should not be misled by our hearts
By Nathalie Lagerfeld Monday, December 5, 2016
Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Paul Bloom
Second Thoughts
To manipulate time, we must first understand how it works
By George Musser Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Time Travel: A HistoryBy James Gleick / Now: The Physics of Time By Richard A. Muller
Darkness Illuminated
A horror writer whose real demons were off the page
By Susan Cheever Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted LifeBy Ruth Franklin
Territories of Conquest
A new history of the bloodletting that opened the frontier
By Andrew Graybill Tuesday, September 6, 2016
The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American WestBy Peter Cozzens
Before the Rebellion
A colonial American artist’s portraits of an age
By Meryle Secrest Tuesday, September 6, 2016
A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton CopleyBy Jane Kamensky
The Old Urbanist
Jane Jacobs saw cities as places for people
By Edward Glaeser Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane JacobsBy Robert Kanigel
Healing the Masses
The evolution of care at the nation’s oldest public hospital
By T. M. Luhrmann Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied HospitalBy David Oshinsky
A Rare Intelligence
A review of a thrilling life
By Bruce Falconer Tuesday, September 6, 2016
The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories From My LifeBy John le Carré
Manifest Poverty
Poor southern whites have long been a people without a country
By Dennis Covington Monday, June 6, 2016
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America By Nancy Isenberg
