All Book Reviews
The LowlandPulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri tells the story of Indian brothers whose choices raise questions about sacrifice, love, and the price of freedom.聽
Dissident GardensThere's wit and social satire aplenty in Jonathan Lethem's new novel about the tolls of idealism.
Small Wars, Faraway PlacesBritish historian Michael Burleigh explores the context behind long-simmering regional conflicts.
Command and ControlOur own nuclear missiles may be a greater danger to us than those of our enemies.
MaddAddamMargaret Atwood's novel is the conclusion to her dystopic trilogy.
For DiscriminationThe constitutional mission of the Fourteenth Amendment is justice, and not the 鈥渞acial laissez-faire鈥� of colorblindness, argues Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy.
A House in the SkyAmanda Lindhout recalls her 2008 abduction in a memoir that is gritty and raw, yet also nuanced and moving.
Starry NightsDaisy Whitney tells the fantastically playful story of a depressed Parisian artist who finds inspiration when the subject of a famous painting comes alive.
Forgive Me, Leonard PeacockMatthew Quick's novel is the harrowing but beautifully written story of a desperate teenager.
These Few Precious DaysChristopher Andersen examines the last year in John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy's marriage.
Classic review: The Riddle of the SandsWas Erskine Childers' 1903 novel the first great modern spy novel?
ArchangelAndrea Barrett's new short story collection follows a multigenerational collection of characters, all hard at work in the field of science.
Down in the ChapelJoshua Dubler explores the powerful and often surprising role that religion plays inside a prison.
March: Book OneCivil rights movement icon John Lewis tells the story 鈥� in graphic novel form 鈥� of the struggle to give African-Americans equal rights.- How the Light Gets InDon't be fooled by the cozy setting. The latest Chief Inspector Gamache mystery has failure and betrayal just below the surface.
Claire of the Sea LightEdwidge Danticat chronicles the life of a young girl and those of the other residents of a village in Haiti.
Night FilmMarisha Pessl's latest novel is a cinephile murder mystery, rich with thoroughly modern details.
God Bless AmericaHow did a World War I-era song, originally intended as the finale of a soldiers' musical revue, become America's 'shadow anthem'?
The Sound of Things FallingA young Colombian, drawn into the story of a murdered acquaintance, is forced to confront the history of the drug trade in his country.
Ecstatic NationTaking a fresh approach to the US Civil War, biographer and literary critic Brenda Wineapple brings readers deep into the era's culture.
