All Book Reviews
Hanna-Barbera revisits some of the best of its iconic charactersHanna-Barbera has dusted off some old concepts and turned some upside down.
'99 Poems' is Dana Gioia's celebration of the human endeavorGioia, California鈥檚 Poet Laureate and a poetry icon, offers selected verse.
'The Islamic Enlightenment' reshapes historic views of IslamHistorian Christopher De Bellaigue replaces a static image of the Middle East from the 1800s through the late 20th century with a picture of constant transformation.
'The Evangelicals' examines the collision of politics and faithJournalist and historian Frances FitzGerald tracks the shifting position of evangelicals on a wide array of political issues.
'The Golden Legend' tells a magnificent story of terror and dignityPakistani-born author Nadeem Aslam鈥檚 mesmerizing fifth novel may be his best.
A trio of lovely new books about animalsFrom remarkable photos of animals to a gorgeous 'paper zoo' to Thoreau's accounts of his animal encounters, this spring offers a pack of excellent reads for animal lovers.
'Hallelujah Anyway' celebrates all in life that is worthy of praiseThere is much in this book that is trademark Lamott 鈥� theological speculation, hippie slang and domestic comedy, C.S. Lewis by way of Janis Joplin by way of Erma Bombeck.
'The Hello Girls' pays overdue tribute to a group of World War I heroinesWith memorable charisma, Elizabeth Cobb tells the story of the American 'girl telephone operators' who helped to win World War I.
'The Hourglass' is an insightful, exquisite deep dive into a marriage'Hourglass' 鈥� Dani Shapiro's memoir about her marriage 鈥� yields a rare combination of lyrical writing and startling, sometimes disturbing insights.
'The Time Traveler鈥檚 Guide to Restoration Britain' takes us thereHistorian and archivist Ian Mortimer has magicked us back to a historical period starting approximately 350 years ago.
'A Little Book on Form' asks: What's the right shape for a poem?Poet Robert Hass explains why form is essential, for both readers and writers of poetry.
'The Girl from the Metropol Hotel' is a Soviet tale of loss, lack, resilienceThe terrible deprivations of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya's Soviet-era childhood were later sublimated into magical fiction. They had to be survived first.听
'Over the Hills and Far Away': a pleasing re-telling of the life of Beatrix PotterNearly 75 years after Potter's passing, she still is one of the most famous children鈥檚 writers in the world.
'Prince Charles' paints an affectingly human portraitVeteran royals biographer Sally Bedell Smith worked on this book for years, interviewing dozens of court figures and talking many times with members of the royal family.
'Blitzed' details drug abuse in the Third Reich, from foot soldiers to the F眉hrerThe true dark stars of 'Blitzed' are Hitler and a quack doctor named Theodor Morell, who kept the head of the Third Reich hopped up on dangerously addictive drugs.
'Flight of the Raven' is a captivating tale of life in occupied Paris in 1944The much-heralded graphic novel 'Flight of the Raven' is finally available in English.
'The Islamic Jesus' seeks commonalities between 海角大神ity, Judaism, IslamTurkish journalist Mustafa Akyol presses his case about just how relevant Jesus is to his faith today.
'Strange the Dreamer' is a young adult masterpiece to be savoredIf you ever loved Philip Pullman鈥檚 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, puzzled over Greek mythology, or read literally any fairy tale, 'Strange the Dreamer' will move you.
'The World Remade' questions the entry of the US into World War IJournalist-turned-popular historian G.J. Meyer details the skewed perspective the Woodrow Wilson administration maintained toward Germany and Austria-Hungary.
'Richard Nixon' is one of the smartest and most insightful of Nixon biosJohn Farrell tries to be fair to the man, including on one of the central questions of the scandal that defined him: What did the president know and when did he know it?
