All Book Reviews
'Orhan's Inheritance' cleverly intertwines first love, ancient betrayal, secrets, and war crimesA debut novel links Turkish and Armenian families as it balances mistakes made with redemption earned.
'I Refuse' takes readers into the somber, subtle world of Per PettersonTwo men 鈥� best friends as children 鈥� meet again as adults to find the world, and their own circumstances, oddly changed.
'The Honest Truth' features a boy, a dog, and some very difficult decisionsA young boy who loves to climb mountains faces adult-sized challenges in this debut novel.
'H is for Hawk' celebrates the healing power of the wildIn the throes of grief, a naturalist finds release in a wild companion and an ancient art.
'The Architect's Apprentice' evokes folk tales, artistry, and the Ottoman EmpireElif Shafak's 10th novel offers an adventure story complete with battles, kings, sea voyages, prisons, disguises, artists, a curse, betrayal, and a Romany king.
'Hissing Cousins' profiles the battling Roosevelts, Eleanor and AliceEleanor and Alice Roosevelt may have been first cousins but they were also polar opposites.
'Kill Chain' holds up the drone and looks at it from every angleAndrew Cockburn considers the booming industry of drone warfare 鈥� assault waged with the push of a button.
'Green on Blue' tells a powerful, tragic story of war in Afghanistan, as seen by a young AfghanIn a singular novel of war, a young Afghan soldier sounds off on his life as a moving target 鈥� and the love which guides him forward.
'The Last Unicorn' follows a quest for one of the planet's rarest, most endangered species.William deBuys tracks the saola, an elusive beauty found only on the border of Vietnam and Laos.
'Boswell's Enlightenment' posits the bold and bawdy James Boswell as an avatar of his eraThis highly entertaining book argues that James Boswell 鈥� acclaimed biographer of and friend to Samuel Johnson 鈥� spent his life on an intellectual quest with goals akin to those of the Enlightenment.
"If You Find This Letter" tells of the woman who writes love letters to strangersTo ease her own sadness, Hannah Brencher began sending kind words to people she had never met.
"Hell and Good Company" skillfully profiles the colorful characters engaged in the Spanish Civil WarA new history celebrates little-known heroes of the struggle alongside icons like Picasso, Dos Passos, and Hemingway.
"Crow Fair": Thomas McGuane's new short story collection examines the dark side of the human comedyThe antic storytelling of a modest master finds mischievous fun in the romance and family life of the American West.
'The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot' presents a riveting slice of North Korean historyBlaine Harden pieces together the true story of the North Korean pilot who stole a MiG from his country in 1953.
'Terms of Service' is a sobering analysis of the 'I post therefore I am' life-styleJacob Silverman offers a thorough thinking-through of the conditions that social-media culture has placed on modern life.
Two books about how money, status drive college decisionsWhat is a degree from an American college worth? Two very different writers raise troubling questions about higher education in the US.
'Gods and Kings' chronicles the rise and fall of fashion icons Alexander McQueen and John GallianoMcQueen and Galliano were just cheeky boys, until they became defiant titans of fashion.
'Napoleon' argues for the humanity of the infamous French emperorWas the ruler of the first French Empire a hero, or a tyrant? The answer lies in how you read him, writes Charles Reinhardt.
'Our Kids' suggests an American dream out of reach for many鈥楤owling Alone鈥� author Robert D. Putnam sees America's social fabric fraying for low-income families.
'The Top of His Game' showcases the remarkable career of sports writer W.C. HeinzThis collection blends the delights of Heinz鈥檚 graceful writing with insight into the world of sports as it once was.
