By the Book: Walter Isaacson: By the Book
The author of “Einstein,” “Steve Jobs,” and, most recently, “Leonardo da Vinci,” has a weakness for cyberpunk dating to the 1980s: William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson.
'Friends Divided' Digs Into The Bumpy Bonds Between 2 Presidents
Gordon S. Wood's engaging new dual biography of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams aims to discover why Jefferson is so much more well-loved than his lifelong (though sometimes estranged) friend.
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'Friends Divided' Digs Into The Bumpy Bonds Between 2 Presidents
Gordon S. Wood's engaging new dual biography of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams aims to discover why Jefferson is so much more well-loved than his lifelong (though sometimes estranged) friend.
(Image credit: Christina Ascani/NPR)
Children’s Books: ‘Goodnight Moon,’ but Not Just Yet
In these new picture books that will help children settle down for the night, there’s still time to head out for a moonlight ramble.
Nonfiction: James Madison’s Zigzag Path
Noah Feldman’s new biography of the fourth president paints a picture of a man of great political flexibility.
Nonfiction: ‘I Hear She’s a Real Bitch’: A Swaggering, Feminist Restaurant Memoir
The Canadian restaurateur Jen Agg shows she’s eager to curse and digress like the most macho of them.
French Graphic Novel 'Satania' Breaks New Ground — Underground
Halloween is a time for surprises, so it's a great time for Satania, by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët — it's a thoroughly surprising story about a young girl searching for her missing brother.
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French Graphic Novel 'Satania' Breaks New Ground — Underground
Halloween is a time for surprises, so it's a great time for Satania, by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët — it's a thoroughly surprising story about a young girl searching for her missing brother.
(Image credit: NBM Publishing)
Fiction: A Stranger From the Past Confronts Roddy Doyle’s Latest Hero
“Smile,” the author’s 11th novel, is the closest thing he’s written to a psychological thriller.
Nonfiction: In ‘Friends Divided,’ John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Beg to Differ
The historian Gordon Wood traces the very long, very complicated relationship between two extraordinary men.
Crime: Big-League Crimes, Solitary Victims and Galloping Escapism
Tales of Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher; Henning Mankell’s final novel; and Rita Mae Brown’s latest fox-hunting romp.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: My Father Is an Intellectually Curious Conspiracy Theorist
Nonfiction books, from popular psychology and economics to histories and intimate memoirs, to inspire (not incite) Dad.
Tom Hanks And Matthew Weiner Cross Over Into The World Of Fiction
The actor and the Mad Men creator each recently published a book: Hanks' Uncommon Type is a short story collection and Weiner's Heather, The Totality is a novella about two upper-class New Yorkers.
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Tom Hanks And Matthew Weiner Cross Over Into The World Of Fiction
The actor and the Mad Men creator each recently published a book: Hanks' Uncommon Type is a short story collection and Weiner's Heather, The Totality is a novella about two upper-class New Yorkers.
(Image credit: Christina Ascani)
Nonfiction: Antonin Scalia’s Speeches, Collected for Argument’s Sake
The words of the late Supreme Court justice and originalist as reviewed by his old sparring partner, Alan Dershowitz.
Nonfiction: Do Americans Need a Prime Minister?
In “The Impossible Presidency,” the historian Jeremi Suri argues that the job has become overwhelmingly complex, more than a single person can handle.
Nonfiction: The War of Independence, Seen Through Six Sets of Eyes
Russell Shorto’s “Revolution Song” recounts the stories of individual lives that intersected with our nation’s battle against enemies at home and abroad.
Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘Hitler in Los Angeles’
Steven J. Ross discusses his new history of Nazi activities in Hollywood, and the spy ring that helped to foil fascist plans.
'I Can't Breathe' Shows Us Eric Garner's Life — Not Just His Death
Garner's death at the hands of police on a Staten Island street in 2014 sparked nationwide protests. Matt Taibbi's new book traces his life, and the policing policies that brought him to that moment.
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'I Can't Breathe' Shows Us Eric Garner's Life — Not Just His Death
Garner's death at the hands of police on a Staten Island street in 2014 sparked nationwide protests. Matt Taibbi's new book traces his life, and the policing policies that brought him to that moment.
(Image credit: Christina Ascani/NPR)
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