All Book Reviews
Difficult MenTelevision today is full of complex drama, damaged characters, and questionable moral compasses 鈥� and we can't get enough. Journalist Brett Martin examines TV's "new Golden Age."
My Lunches with OrsonOrson Welles revealed much about himself and his career in these conversations with his close friend,聽fellow director Henry Jaglom, recorded over lunches together between 1983 and 1985.
Turtle DiaryA poignant novel of two lost souls and a dream of freedom, from the author of "Riddley Walker."
The ElevenThis slim, delightful novel 鈥� the story of the rise of a painter amid the French Revolution and the Terror that followed 鈥� was the 2009 winner of the French Academy's Grand Prix du Roman.
Southern Cross the DogTerror and redemption alternate in this darkly lyrical adventure set in the Depression-era South.
The Lost Art of Finding Our WayThere was no GPS. How did your ancestors navigate?
For a Song and a Hundred SongsPoet Liao Yiwu's account of four years spent in a Chinese prison is raw and disturbing yet also a deeply human and essential read.
Native AmericansJames S. Robbins urges today鈥檚 Americans to 鈥榬ecognize, honor, and carry forward the grand experiment of the first new nation.鈥�
The No World ConcertoA novelist tries to make very modern music out of a work of fiction.
Italo Calvino: Letters, 1941-1985This collection of Calvino's letters unveils the correspondence of a writer at the heart of modern literature's revolutions.
Mo'Meta BluesPolymath bandleader Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson chronicles his life in beats.
Italian WaysFor every moment that Italy annoys Tim Parks, there are two in which it delights him.
Gettysburg: The Last InvasionOn the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln scholar Allen C. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side of the history.
The Greek HouseSwiss painter 海角大神 Brechneff's story 鈥� a beguiling mix of genres, from travelogue to art guide 鈥� is the next best thing to actually going to a Greek island.
TransparentNatalie Whipple's debut young adult novel about an invisible teen fleeing her gangster dad is buoyed by well-executed plot twists.
The Faraway NearbyRebecca Solnit's delightful book asks why we tell stories 鈥� from German fairy tales to "Frankenstein" to the stories of our own lives.
SpartacusHe was a gladiator, rebel, and hero of Hollywood. But who was the man behind the myth?
The Boys in the BoatHow a scrappy team of Washington rowers pulled past the world at the Berlin Olympics.
The Ocean at the End of the LaneNeil Gaiman has written a fairy tale for adults, reminding us that childhood memories never go away, even when we think we have forgotten them.聽
River Inside the RiverGregory Orr's twelfth collection of poems is one of this year's most intriguing, imaginative books of verse.
