All Book Reviews
John Lewis believed in nonviolence. His faith led the way.Jon Meacham鈥檚 biography of the late Georgia congressman shows how his deeply held religious beliefs animated his fight for civil rights.聽
Storm warning: The impact of hurricanes is on the riseTwo new books, 鈥淎 Furious Sky鈥� and 鈥淜atrina,鈥� offer insights into these storms and the challenges that they pose for planning and mitigation efforts.
Tolstoy suffered writer鈥檚 block as he worked on 鈥楢nna Karenina鈥�鈥淎nna Karenina鈥� has consistently been ranked as one of the best books in history, but writing it was no easy feat, says biographer Bob Blaisdell.
The reasons why democracy is in decline around the worldFrom Poland to Britain to the U.S., antidemocratic political movements have enjoyed the support of the conservative elite, says Anne Applebaum.
鈥楴atural History鈥� is a beautiful, challenging puzzleA collaboration between a curator and a fashion designer evolves into a mind-bending exploration of perception and truth in this enigmatic novel.
Before Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe: Early female athletes paved wayLottie Dod and Alice Marble blazed a trail not only in sport but also through gender stereotypes, as successful competitors.
鈥楤ront毛鈥檚 Mistress鈥� may speculate, but it does so delightfullyHistorians will quibble over what we can really know, but this historical novel聽is a worthwhile diversion full of vibrant, multifaceted characters.
Russians took their pianos with them into exile in SiberiaCan you know a place by its instruments? A British travel writer wanders Siberia on a strange and wonderful quest to write about historic pianos.聽
Hawaii鈥檚 Big Island creates the setting for a novel about family and memory鈥淭he Color of Air,鈥� a new novel by Gail Tsukiyama, looks at lives in a Hawaiian village in the 1930s.
鈥楢 Registry of My Passage upon the Earth鈥� is compassionate, wiseA new collection of short historical fiction stories is characterized by its beautiful prose and its author鈥檚 gentle curiosity and sense of wonder.
What wasn鈥檛 the US telling about Hiroshima? A reporter found out.The book 鈥淔allout鈥� examines John Hersey鈥檚 reporting in The New Yorker in 1946, which set the agenda for anti-nuclear activism.
Camping in Siberia: On the trail of the world鈥檚 largest owlAmerican biologist Jonathan C. Slaght joins Russian ornithologists in studying the habitat of the endangered Blakiston鈥檚 fish owl.
鈥楳ayday 1971鈥� is a close-up look at largest US mass arrestLawrence Roberts protested at the May 1971 anti-Vietnam War rally in Washington. Now, his comprehensive history sheds light on the influential event.
Will there be a third era of American trust-busting?Two new books take stock of the American market, and what they find isn鈥檛 good: Monopolies control industries like meat, technology, and more.
No detail spared: 鈥榃arhol鈥� expands on the life of the Pop Art iconBiographer Blake Gopnik mines the archives of the famously self-involved, and cannily entrepreneurial, painter of soup cans and Hollywood stars.
Jane Austen rescued her: A memoir about reading and solaceRachel Cohen never imagined that she would experience a stretch of time in which she only wanted to read Austen. Until it happened.聽
鈥楾he Index of Self-Destructive Acts鈥� looks at the ways people mess upChristopher Beha鈥檚 latest novel wrestles with the complexities of self-destructive urges against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis.
The creator of 鈥楧uchess Goldblatt鈥� finds herself 鈥� and Twitter fansIn the memoir, 鈥淏ecoming Duchess Goldblatt,鈥� the anonymous author shares her struggles 鈥� and the online community that saved her.聽
Do animals have culture? According to Carl Safina, absolutely.In his latest engrossing book, ecologist聽Carl Safina destroys the myth that humans are the only Earth creatures with cultural traditions.
鈥楳agdalena鈥� meanders enjoyably down Colombia鈥檚 largest riverWade Davis narrates his fascinating, beautiful, and dangerous journey down the聽R铆o Magdalena 鈥� the heart of Colombia.
