All Book Reviews
- Boy, Snow, BirdHelen Oyeyemi upends the whole Snow White story, tossing out apple, dwarves, glass coffin 鈥 and replacing them with an unsettling book that casts a spell of its own.聽
- Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's SoulDaniel Gordis examines the life of 'the most Jewish of Israel's prime ministers,' a man Gordis says has been profoundly misunderstood.
- ArchetypeSpouses are for sale in the first volume of a new dystopian-future series.
- Two Serious LadiesJane Bowles's radical fiction was as defiantly unconventional as its author.
- Kitty GenoveseKevin Cook's book clears up the misconceptions surrounding the famous New York City murder case.
- Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won鈥檛 Go AwayRebecca Newberger Goldstein makes a compelling case for the value of a life of genuine introspection.
- A Snicker of MagicNatalie Lloyd's debut novel is an appealingly real and multi-layered story with a vast cast of characters.
- An Unnecessary WomanLebanese-American author Rabih Alameddine fits an entire, richly lived life into one day 鈥 finding room for war, tragedy, AK-47s, and lots of literature.
- Five Came BackHow a quintet of legendary American film directors were forever changed by their service in World War II.
- I Am AbrahamJerome Charyn channels Lincoln in a memoir imagined to have been written by America's 16th president.
- The Race UndergroundBoston Globe features editor Doug Most serves up plenty of colorful drama with the story of the battle between Boston and New York to build America's first subway system.
- The Daring Ladies of LowellIn her new novel, 'The Dressmaker' author Kate Alcott explores the ramifications of the murder of a Lowell mill girl.
- QuesadillasA Mexican family's comic woes vibrantly recall both Greek mythology and the young James Joyce.
- Now I Know Who My Comrades AreIs the Internet revolutionizing global dissent?
- The Problem of Slavery in the Age of EmancipationDavid Brion Davis offers valuable insight on 'the peculiar institution,' as practiced from the 1780s to the 1880s, in the third installment of his trilogy examining slavery around the globe.
- The Adventures of Henry ThoreauA biographer takes a leisurely stroll through the environment that shaped Henry Thoreau.
- Code Name: Johnny WalkerPseudonymous writer 'Johnny Walker,' an Iraqi, tells the story of his time as an interpreter for the US Navy SEALs.
- Silence Once BegunA set of mysterious disappearances in Japan takes readers down a rabbit hole of deceit.
- PerfectIn a mere two seconds, can a seemingly perfect life be hopelessly derailed?
- Landry ParkLibrarian Bethany Hagen spins a futuristic tale for young adults that echoes 'Gone with the Wind,' Jane Austen, and 'Downton Abbey.'