All Book Reviews
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The Myth of Martyrdom
Suicide bombers are the opposite of brave, argues Adam Lankford.
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Karen Russell's short stories go where the wild things are.
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The Afrika Reich
Guy Saville's debut novel is a thriller with the heart of a blockbuster and the head of a history junkie.
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Coolidge
Amity Shlaes offers a fresh perspective on the 1920s and "Silent Cal," but infuses her narrative with ideology.
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Portrait Inside My Head
Phillip Lopate reflects on baseball, Brooklyn, and a mixed bag of other topics in his new collection of essays.
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House of Earth
Woody Guthrie's novel, 60 years in coming, offers a fresh window into the past – and into Guthrie himself.
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P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters
Katherine A. Powers tracks the creator of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves through his correspondence.
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Insane City
Dave Barry’s hilariously dark new farce hits all the right notes.
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Engineers of Victory
Meet the engineers, scientists, technicians, and logistical experts whose ingenuity and innovations caused the Allies to win World War II.
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Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
Celebrity chef Eddie Huang's memoir offers a hilariously unflinching look at the American dream from a 21st-century immigrant's perspective.
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How Literature Saved My Life
Looking through a hyper-personal lens, David Shields offers opinions and proclamations on what makes particular writers important.
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Standing in Another Man's Grave
Scottish detective John Rebus returns for another atmospheric mystery.
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3 smart new historic novels
There's a glorious interplay between historical fact and fiction in this week's fiction roundup.
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
A new scholarly biography examines the life Rosa Parks – the icon America embraced yet never really knew.
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Consider the Fork
Bee Wilson outlines the history of kitchen technologies with wit and skill.
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Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Max Boot's entertaining history teaches valuable lessons, but sometimes draws shaky conclusions.
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The Painted Girls
Cathy Marie Buchanan spins a clear-eyed and heartfelt account of the seamy side of La Belle Époque in Europe.
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One Came Home
One of the best children's books of early 2013 tells the tale of a young girl whose sister goes missing during the largest passenger pigeon roosting ever.
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The Inventor and the Tycoon
Movies, money, and murder in the Gilded Age West.
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Here, There, Elsewhere: Stories from the Road
William Least Heat-Moon lets curiosity lead him far and wide.
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