‘The Pull of the Stars,’ by Emma Donoghue: An Excerpt
‘The Unidentified,’ by Colin Dickey: An Excerpt
Zadie Smith Hopscotches From The Personal To The Political In 'Intimations'
Smith began Intimations: Six Essays at the onset of the pandemic and finished it shortly after George Floyd's killing. Although only 100 pages, there's something worth quoting on virtually every page.
Exhausting Effect Of FOIA Requests Evident In 'Baseless'
Nicholson Baker's book misses the mark in an aim to take readers on a quest to discover if the U.S. used biological weapons developed in the '50s — and to examine the failings of public records law.
(Image credit: Penguin Press)
Where Evil Lurks
Combining Indictment With Insight, A Historian Offers Context For The Age Of Trump
Anne Applebaum writes in Twilight of Democracy that heir to fears and hatreds, even advanced societies are straining under repeated blows: protracted war, economic disruptions, migration, a pandemic.
(Image credit: Doubleday)
A Woman Who Resisted the Japanese Military
The Biases We Hold Against the Way People Speak
The Real 'Hamnet' Died Centuries Ago, But This Novel Is Timeless
Maggie O'Farell's new novel confront's a parent's worst nightmare: The loss of a child. In this case, it's Hamnet, the real-life son of William Shakespeare, whose death may have inspired Hamlet.
(Image credit: Knopf)
Two Syrian Brothers, One Longing to Stay, the Other Determined to Leave
- ‹ previous
- 859 of 1500
- next ›
Search this Site
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
