All Book Reviews
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JFK’s Last Hundred Days
Biographer Thurston Clarke makes a compelling case that JFK came into his own in the 100 days before Lee Harvey Oswald murdered him in Dallas.
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The Manor
A grand Long Island manor – inhabited by members of the same family since 1735 – offers a glimpse into the forgotten history of Northern slavery.
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Difficult Men
Television today is full of complex drama, damaged characters, and questionable moral compasses – and we can't get enough. Journalist Brett Martin examines TV's "new Golden Age."
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My Lunches with Orson
Orson Welles revealed much about himself and his career in these conversations with his close friend, fellow director Henry Jaglom, recorded over lunches together between 1983 and 1985.
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Turtle Diary
A poignant novel of two lost souls and a dream of freedom, from the author of "Riddley Walker."
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The Eleven
This slim, delightful novel – the story of the rise of a painter amid the French Revolution and the Terror that followed – was the 2009 winner of the French Academy's Grand Prix du Roman.
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Southern Cross the Dog
Terror and redemption alternate in this darkly lyrical adventure set in the Depression-era South.
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The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
There was no GPS. How did your ancestors navigate?
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For a Song and a Hundred Songs
Poet Liao Yiwu's account of four years spent in a Chinese prison is raw and disturbing yet also a deeply human and essential read.
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Native Americans
James S. Robbins urges today’s Americans to ‘recognize, honor, and carry forward the grand experiment of the first new nation.’
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The No World Concerto
A novelist tries to make very modern music out of a work of fiction.
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Italo Calvino: Letters, 1941-1985
This collection of Calvino's letters unveils the correspondence of a writer at the heart of modern literature's revolutions.
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Mo'Meta Blues
Polymath bandleader Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson chronicles his life in beats.
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Italian Ways
For every moment that Italy annoys Tim Parks, there are two in which it delights him.
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Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln scholar Allen C. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side of the history.
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The Greek House
Swiss painter Christian Brechneff's story – a beguiling mix of genres, from travelogue to art guide – is the next best thing to actually going to a Greek island.
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Transparent
Natalie Whipple's debut young adult novel about an invisible teen fleeing her gangster dad is buoyed by well-executed plot twists.
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The Faraway Nearby
Rebecca Solnit's delightful book asks why we tell stories – from German fairy tales to "Frankenstein" to the stories of our own lives.
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Spartacus
He was a gladiator, rebel, and hero of Hollywood. But who was the man behind the myth?
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The Boys in the Boat
How a scrappy team of Washington rowers pulled past the world at the Berlin Olympics.
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