All Book Reviews
Bill Gates is energized by big challenges, especially climate changeIn 鈥淗ow to Avoid a Climate Disaster,鈥� Bill Gates uses plain language to lay out the problem 鈥� and the technologies he believes are key to fixing it.
An unlikely romance animates 鈥楾he Girl from the Channel Islands鈥�During World War II, a young Jewish woman escapes Vienna for Britain's Channel Islands. Then the Nazis arrive.聽
Ethan Hawke鈥檚 鈥楢 Bright Ray of Darkness鈥� draws on his acting careerActor Ethan Hawke brings his own experiences to bear on a novel about a performer facing the challenges of a Broadway play and a failed marriage.聽
Two women, one canoe, and 2,000 miles to the ArcticAfter graduating from college, two friends set out to become the first women to paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada.
A love story spins out across the space-time continuumIn 鈥楾he Love Proof,鈥� a physicist sets out to demonstrate that a true connection persists beyond the here and now.聽
鈥楴o Heaven for Good Boys鈥� tackles a family鈥檚 misplaced trustIn her fiction debut, Keisha Bush follows a group of boys caught up in the machinations of a corrupt religious teacher in聽Senegal.
鈥楩eatherhood鈥� describes the ties that bind us to our fellow creaturesIn his wry and moving memoir, Charlie Gilmour saves a magpie chick and discovers something in common with his absent father.
鈥楧og Flowers鈥� traces a mother鈥檚 struggle and a daughter鈥檚 hopeIn a memoir about family and identity, Danielle Geller uses her archival skills to create a portrait of her absent mother.
Mozart did not consider himself a tortured genius鈥淢ozart: The Reign of Love鈥� shows him as 鈥渇undamentally a happy man,鈥� and rejects the depiction of him as a desperate, impoverished cult figure.聽
Joan Didion commands the essay form in 鈥楲et Me Tell You What I Mean鈥�A collection of Didion's work showcases her evolution as a young writer and exhibits her preoccupation with understanding the world through writing.
鈥楢merican Baby鈥� focuses light on the dark history of US adoptionGabrielle Glaser traces the changes in social attitudes toward motherhood and the rights of adopted children during the baby boom years.聽聽
It鈥檚 never to late to change one鈥檚 lifeTwo 50-something women learn to pilot a craft along an English canal, finding reassessment and reinvention along the way in 鈥淭he Narrowboat Summer.鈥�
The first drops in a deluge of 鈥楪reat Gatsby鈥� adaptationsWith the famous novel in the public domain as of January 2021, anyone can put out their own spin on the famous novel. But should they?
鈥榊ou Are Not American鈥� confronts US citizenship policiesThe U.S. government has sought to deny citizenship during times of anxiety and unrest in America鈥檚 history.聽
鈥楻obert E. Lee and Me鈥� dismantles Confederate mythologyHistorian and retired brigadier general Ty Seidule issues a full-throated indictment of the 鈥淟ost Cause鈥� and dethrones the Confederate general.
The Windsor saga: Two peerless books on the British royal familyThe British monarchy survived an abdication crisis in the 1930s, but will the institution last beyond Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 reign?聽
Lawyer trades New Jersey for Tinseltown 鈥� and steps into a murder caseShe thought the move to Los Angeles would give her perspective. Instead, it gave her pineapple pizza, big egos, and a mystery to solve.
鈥楤ig Girl, Small Town鈥� marks the small victories of everyday lifeIn a small town in Northern Ireland, a girl working in a chip shop is thinking, noticing, and聽persevering with an unflagging sense of decency.
In 鈥楾he Opium Prince,鈥� the personal plays out amid the politicalIn late-1970s Afghanistan, an agent of America's war on drugs must grapple with his conscience after committing an unforgivable act.
鈥榃ild Minds鈥� explores the creative landscape of early animationWalt Disney enjoys unparalleled recognition for his animated movies. But others in the field were willing to take even more risks.聽
