All Book Reviews
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My Ideal Bookshelf
Thessaly La Force's collection of essays on cultural figures' favorite books will fascinate any bibliophile.
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On the Road to Mr. Mineo's
Barbara O'Connor never disappoints. Like her other children's novels, this one is a keeper.
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Detroit City Is the Place to Be
Mark Binelli offers a sharp, sad, insightful look at Detroit – a city so lost that it has made failure chic.
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Escape From North Korea
Journalist Melanie Kirkpatrick shares the harrowing stories of North Koreans desperate to escape a despotic regime.
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Commander
Stephen Taylor offers insight into the complicated world of the British Royal Navy.
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The Black Count
New Yorker writer Tom Reiss gives us the rattling good tale of the real Count of Monte Cristo.
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Iron Curtain
You won't find a better book about the beginnings of the Cold War than this National Book Award-nominated study by Anne Applebaum.
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Walkable City
This timely, important book should be required reading for city planners – and anyone simply hoping for a more walkable downtown.
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Reinventing Bach
Paul Elie's serious and inventive book asks: How has Bach in our time become a Godlike being whose center is everywhere?
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Elsewhere
Richard Russo's memoir of life with his mother is a vivid if devastating portrait of the complicated relationship that overshadowed his life.
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Thomas Jefferson
Biographer Jon Meacham captures Thomas Jefferson as a person, not just a historical figure.
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'One for the Books,' 'The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap' and 'My Bookstore'
Several fall releases celebrate books and the writers who love them.
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The Lost Battles
A fascinating, daring look at Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti, and the artistic rivalry that shook the Renaissance.
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The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays
Twenty-three essays showcase preeminent literary critic James Wood as a hungry, happy bookworm.
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'When America First Met China' and 'The Great Railroad Revolution'
Two new books explore how US found its way toward and past the horizon.
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Exiled to Nowhere
Photographer Greg Constantine's images show the human face of the Rohingya, an ethnic minority who find themselves stranded, with no state to recognize them or protect their rights.
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The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman's collection of recipes is mouth-watering and, despite a couple of misses, features appealingly homey foods.
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'Mao: The Real Story' and 'Former People'
Russian, Chinese lives lost in the rush to a new brotherhood.
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Glittering Images
Camille Paglia's willingness to go out on a limb with her artistic opinions makes 'Glittering Images' a lively read.
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'Fortress Israel' and 'The Generals'
Authors Patrick Tyler and Thomas E. Ricks examine Israeli and U.S. militarism through the country's commanders.
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