All Book Reviews
'Reporter' offers a captivating account of an entire era of journalismSeymour Hersh's memoir is full of smooth storytelling and well-turned anecdotes, but it can also be a bumpy ride.
4 delightful new books for middle-grade readersHistory, fantasy, humor, and drama mingle in these four wonderful new books for middle-grade readers 鈥� out just in time for summer reading.
'The Good Mothers' profiles the female prosecutor who took on Italy's mafiaAlessandra Cerreti took the unusual route of stalking southern Italy's Ndrangheta through the group's wives and mothers.
'Elmore Leonard: Westerns' celebrates Leonard's mastery of the genreThis collection of four shoot-em-up novels and eight short stories beautifully demonstrates Leonard鈥檚 gift for crisp dialogue, swift plotting, and flab-free storytelling.
4 audiobooks about familiesFamilies of various kinds are at the heart of four聽audiobooks聽this month.听聽聽
'Rome' tells the story of the Eternal City through seven moments of defeatLike most very old and very storied cities, Rome has as many scars as trophies.
Zora Neale Hurston explores the life of a slave trade survivor in 'Barracoon'Hurston鈥檚 study of Lewis was conducted during her years as a Barnard College anthropology student under Dr. Franz Boas.
'The Wind In My Hair' is Iranian activist Masih Alinejad's gutsy storyAlinejad, creator of the My Stealthy Freedom campaign, celebrates 'the moments of small rebellion, the tiny acts of defiance that allow us to breathe, the guilty pleasure of breaking unjust rules.'
Tony Hillerman's daughter Anne on keeping her father's mysteries aliveWith new focus on a female character, Anne Hillerman is successfully reviving her dad's immensely popular novels.
'Kindest Regards' serves up the quietly subversive poetry of Ted KooserFormer US poet laureate Kooser has the gift of discovering literary vignettes where others fail to see below the surface.
'Saving Central Park' recounts a love affair with a legendary green spaceFormer Central Park Conservancy president Elizabeth Barlow Rogers blends her own story with that of the park that she loves.
'The World-Ending Fire' collects 31 essential Wendell Berry essaysWho better than Berry to explain to us 'who we are, where we are, and what we must do to live'?
'When Einstein Walked with G枚del' is science writing at its bestJim Holt's collected essays are like a series of dispatches from the larger scientific world inhabited by Einstein and G枚del.
'Atticus Finch' tackles tough questions about an American iconEmory University professor Joseph Crespino uses the writings of real-life Atticus Finch (A.C. Lee, father of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee) and Lee herself to bring context to a controversy.
3 books about planetsThe more astronomy has learned about our solar system, the more fascinating the planets have become.
'Our Story' offers a graphic glimpse of a China that no longer existsAn illustrated memoir by a Chinese nonagenarian brings back images censored by state propaganda.
'The Way You Make Me Feel' follows a teen's journey from 'chill' to sincereClara Shin is a sardonic slacker for whom effort is the ultimate sin 鈥� until she meets over-achiever Rose Carver.
'Tyrant' examines the evidence of popular attraction to demagogues as seen in Shakepeare's playsThe Bard was no distant or indifferent observer of politics or power.- 'A Line in the River' tells the story of Khartoum, one of the world's most troubled cities'A Line in the River' is a nuanced exploration of Sudan鈥檚 history of colonialism, religion, and politics.
'The Perfectionists' manages to make precision engineering fascinatingSimon Winchester writes about the raw engineering and precision manufacturing that makes the dreams of scientists possible.
