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
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
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 Belong By Amy Crawford
The Tales Buildings Tell
Architects can overwhelm their creations; time can make a hash of great visions
By Stanley Abercrombie Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories By Edward Hollis
Through Fire and Flood
Faulkner’s best fiction emerged from his willingness to face crises
By Jay Parini Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Becoming Faulkner: The Art and Life of William Faulkner By Philip Weinstein
A Day in the Life
Reading Joyce’s Ulysses as a guide to urban living
By Sudip Bose Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Ulysses and Us: The Art of Everyday Life in Joyce’s Masterpiece By Declan Kiberd
Art in the Time of War
A prescient and courageous few safeguarded Italy’s patrimony
By Susannah Rutherglen Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Venus Fixers: The Remarkable Story of the Allied Soldiers Who Saved Italy's Art During World War II By Ilaria Dagnini Brey, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
The Common Good
The case for a standardized curriculum for all American children
By Richard D. Kahlenberg Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools By E.D. Hirsch Jr.
Film Release
A woman’s burdened life and transcendent photographs
By Shirley Streshinsky Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits By Linda Gordon
Relativity and All That
Big Science bears down on Einstein’s equation
By Apurva Narechania Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?) By Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
Watchers of the Skies
Heroes of British science, and the Romantic poets they inspired
By Robert Wilson Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science By Richard Holmes
Barbarian Virtues
When Americans first yearned to transform themselves and save the world
By Patricia O’Toole Monday, June 1, 2009
Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920 By Jackson Lears
Jungle Bungle
As a rubber baron, Henry Ford was no Firestone
By Wayne Curtis Monday, June 1, 2009
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City By Greg Grandin
