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'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' is a sprawling tale in which Kashmir looms largeArundhati Roy's聽first novel in two decades returns to the religious divisions polarizing India.
'Jane Austen at Home' considers where and how Austen lived and why it mattersLucy Worlsey's new biography聽covers familiar ground but also offers some distinct angles.
'Thoreau: A Life' doesn't shy away from the man's myriad contradictionsLaura Dassow Walls's work聽offers a well-crafted biography of Walden鈥檚 most famous resident.聽
'American Fire' spotlights a troubling rural arson spree solved by old-fashioned legworkThe new book by Washington Post reporter Monica Hesse is聽one of the year's best and most unusual true-crime books.
'Among The Living And The Dead' is a moving search for traces of the author's Latvian familyJournalist Inara Verzemnieks fuses world history with personal history as she travels to Latvia to trace the surviving branches of her family.
'Hannibal' relates the famous general's story with wonderful energyArcheologist and historian Patrick Hunt distills his survey of literature about the Second Punic War into a brightly dramatic story that covers virtually every anecdote connected with Hannibal.
Happy birthday to Henry David Thoreau 鈥� an inconvenient yet invaluable friendI didn't take much to Thoreau the first time I read him. He's been proving me wrong ever since.
6 baseball books for midseason reading Dig into a great read about baseball this summer! Here are some choices.
10 best books of July 2017, according to Amazon's editors Looking for a new title to bring along to the beach? Check out Amazon's picks for the best books to be released this month.
Bestselling books the week of 7/11/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'The Hidden Machinery' unveils the magic behind the literature we loveMargot Livesey becomes our guide into the hidden machinery behind great stories.
'Reading with Patrick' tells of a teacher's extraordinary journeyA Harvard-educated idealist takes a two-year teaching job in one of the country鈥檚 most depressed, segregated cities 鈥� then returns again when a beloved student goes to jail.
'Woolly' is a page-turning look at scientists pushing the limits of DNA researchBestselling author Ben Mezrich tells a true story of genetics research being done at the cutting edge of science, morality, conservation, and 鈥� some might argue 鈥� humankind.
'Six Encounters with Lincoln' challenges America's view of its 16th presidentIn her final book, a historian looks to take an objective measure of the administration of an American icon.
Bestselling books the week of 7/4/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'To the New Owners' is a bittersweet ode to a Martha's Vineyard homeWhat happens when you sell a house you love this much?
'Havana' probes the mysteries and magic of the Cuban capitalMark Kurlansky takes his idiosyncratic approach on a trip to the fabled Cuban city.
'Theft By Finding' opens a window into David Sedaris's past through his diariesDavid Sedaris has made a literary career out of transforming the events of his life into mordantly comic prose. What does a look into his source material tell us?
The perfect beach read for this summer? Robert Louis StevensonStevenson offers another possibility for reading that seems worth exploring in this season of our political discontent.
6 picture books for summer reading It鈥檚 summertime 鈥� how better to celebrate than with pictures books that feature green grass, bare feet, and lots of playtime with friends?