All Book Reviews
'On Inequality' argues that instead of the same, we should all have enoughMoral philosopher Harry Frankfurter asks us to contemplate the 'doctrine of sufficiency' when it comes to money.
'Lock & Mori' reworks Sherlock Holmes in a witty YA reimagining'Lock & Mori' adds a new layer to the Sherlock Holmes pantheon: two brainy, tender-hearted kids attempting to protect each other from dangers beyond their ken.
'The Story of the Lost Child' brings Elena Ferrante鈥檚 Neapolitan quartet to an extraordinary closeThe fourth novel of Ferrante鈥檚 brilliant聽Neapolitan series is ablaze with dramatic incidents: adultery, suicide, political terrorism, more adultery, shocking betrayals, and a mysterious disappearance.
'Big Magic': words of wisdom from Elizabeth Gilbert to all would-be creative typesCalling all creators: Elizabeth Gilbert is your friend.
'Jade Dragon Mountain' sets a murder mystery in 18th-century ChinaWhy is an elderly Jesuit killed in a Chinese border town 鈥� days before the emperor is scheduled to arrive to view an eclipse?
'Once in a Great City' traces the rise and fall of DetroitAuthor and journalist David Maraniss turns back the clock to paint the picture of an American metropolis in its prime 鈥� with the seeds of failure already taking root.
'The Lost Landscape' explores the forces that shaped Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol Oates's second memoir covers large swaths of her youth. Although less comfortable than her fiction, 'The Lost Landscape' offers insights into what drivers Oates's fiction.
'The Art of Memoir' is Mary Karr's attempt to bolster a fallen genreMary Karr addresses the place of truth and untruth in the memoir genre.
'Empire of Fear' offers an analytical and lucid history of ISISBBC correspondent Andrew Hosken ably chronicles and thoroughly documents the rise of ISIS and its leaders.
'Resurrection Science' asks: What is a species worth?Although the idea of restoring a long-lost species may excite the imagination, O鈥機onnor聽makes us question what exactly we would bring back or 鈥� once it was back 鈥� where that species would live.
'Paradise of the Pacific' traces the early centuries of Hawai鈥榠鈥檚 historyA transporting immersion into the history of Hawaii, and the ways its native peoples held on to their way of life in the face of colonial exploits.
'The Seventh Most Important Thing' is a remarkable tale of redemption for middle-grade readersShelley Pearsall's newest middle-grade novel follows the story of Arthur, a 13-year-old who must work to make up for a violent crime against the old Junk Man.
'The Making Of Home' asks: How did houses become homes?Judith Flanders tackles the huge subject of home, and our attachment to the different kinds of buildings in which we dwell.
'Finale,' set in the Reagan years, confirms Thomas Mallon as a master of political theaterThomas Mallon fictionalizes the life of Averell Harriman and other 20th-century politicos in this novel of the late-Reagan era.
'The Shepherd's Crown' offers the joy of one final Terry Pratchett novelWarning to all Pratchett fans: You may not get past the dedication page without tears.
鈥楤eirut, Beirut鈥� follows one man鈥檚 search for ideals in a war-torn countrySonallah Ibrahim鈥檚 historical fiction novel ties his personal experiences with news stories to a transitional period in Lebanese history.
'Crooked Heart' is the most purely charming read of the seasonMeet odd-duck orphan Noel Bostock: He鈥檚 not cute or plucky, doesn鈥檛 sing a note, and was raised by a suffragette with an outsize vocabulary.
'Purity' shows a new Jonathan Franzen: funnier, looser, and more caring'Purity,' Franzen's fifth novel, is the best book the prodigiously talented novelist has written.
'Founding Grammars' traces the battles Americans have fought over languageAn impassioned history of primary US prose offers 'entertaining historical perspective on these linguistic clashes.'
'Kissinger's Shadow' accuses the controversial statesman of militarizing US foreign policyAuthor and historian Greg Grandin makes bold but compelling accusations, blaming Kissinger for setting aggressive precedents that support perpetual war.聽
