All Books
How the (North)west was wonHistorian David McCullough鈥檚 鈥楾he Pioneers鈥� focuses on the individuals beyond the myths of settling the Northwest Territory.
鈥楧utch Girl鈥� shows Audrey Hepburn鈥檚 wartime courageAnother side of Hepburn emerges in Robert Matzen鈥檚 book about her difficult childhood and how it shaped her as an actress and as a humanitarian.聽聽
Unfiltered: This author uses humor, honesty to talk about race in the USCultural critic Damon Young discusses his memoir 鈥榃hat Doesn鈥檛 Kill You Makes You Blacker,鈥� and its goal of filling gaps in racial perceptions.
10 fantastic May books to whisk you awayOur 10 best picks for May celebrate lively fiction, true-life adventure, and the history of America's post-Civil War Reconstruction era.
All hail the queen of cakeMaida Heatter鈥檚 cookbook is a keeper thanks to the decadent recipes, including zingy聽gingerful biscotti and聽ethereal orange puff cake.
鈥榃orking鈥� is the quintessential biographer's instruction manualPolitical biographer Robert A. Caro lays out his writing process as a memoir, revealing useful techniques and telling encounters from his career.
Author Dani Shapiro grapples with a world remade by a DNA test in 'Inheritance'Shapiro views her parents differently in light of her discovery. And her struggle is growing more common as DNA services like 23andMe become popular.
In 鈥極ur Man,鈥� a beautifully written tale of an 鈥榓lmost great鈥� lifeRichard Holbrooke鈥檚 鈥渁lmost great鈥� diplomatic career provides a metaphor for U.S. foreign policy and the end of American intervention.
Narrative history recommendations from our reviewerA reader looks for books that are聽similar to 鈥楾he Story of Britain.鈥� Among others, we recommend 鈥楢 Brief History of France鈥� and 鈥楢 Mighty Fortress.鈥�
What's George Washington's legacy? A military historian answers.Robert O鈥機onnell, author of 鈥楻evolutionary: George Washington at War,鈥� explains how the first American president left such a strong mark in history.
鈥楰: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches鈥� is 100% in the zoneTyler Kepner loves baseball, and his book will make you love it too. His history of the game uses stories of career-making pitches as the narrative structure.
鈥楽ave Me the Plums鈥� is a tantalizing insider memoirRuth Reichl, the last editor-in-chief of聽Cond茅 Nast's iconic Gourmet magazine, spins a fascinating tale of her time in magazine publishing.
Her mother successfully ran numbers in 1970s DetroitBridgett Davis writes a loving tribute to her mother, a black woman with few job options who found a solution in the numbers game.
In search of mysteries set in Egypt or IranA reader looks for book recommendations聽that explore life in Egypt or Iran. Our suggestions include 'The Makana Investigation' series.
April鈥檚 10 best books to bring on SpringWe recommend an excellent history of the Apollo 11 mission, Alexander McCall Smith鈥檚 foray into the Scandinavian crime novel genre, and other gems.
Military wives fought to bring their husbands home from Vietnam'The League of Wives' traces the challenges they faced, including stonewalling by Congress and dismissal by Pentagon brass.
鈥楽hakespeare鈥檚 Library鈥� imagines the Bard鈥檚 bookshelvesStuart Kells explores the source materials that would have been necessary to write all those plays and poems.
The boarding school (after)lifeMichael King builds an evocative Southern landscape in his novel 'At Briarwood School for Girls,' but his powers ultimately don't extend to creating fully realized characters.
What was the North fighting for?In the American Civil War, Confederate leaders fought for states' rights and to keep slaves, but聽the North's motivations were more complex.聽聽
鈥楲ove Your Enemies鈥� urges readers to meet vitriol with decencyArthur Brooks, a conservative policy analyst who calls the Dalai Lama a mentor, explores how a 鈥榗ulture of contempt鈥� is hurting America and what can be done about it.