Book Review: The Bitter Taste of Victory
/Lara Feigel's new book delves into the landscape of the apocalypse: Germany in the immediate wake of Allied victory.
Read MoreBook Review: In Gratitude
/Novelist and essayist Jenny Diski faithfully chronicled her own dying from cancer. A new book collects her last and greatest literary work.
Read MoreBook Review: Anatomy of Malice
/A gripping new book looks at a quartet of the worst Nazi war criminals to stand trial.
Read MoreBook Review: The Gene
/A generous new book describes the history - and the momentous potential - of genetic research
Read MoreBook Review: The Summer Dragon
/In fantasy illustrator Todd Lockwood's debut novel, a young woman from a family of dragon-breeders faces an ancient evil
Read MoreBook Review: Bach's Major Vocal Works
/Some of Johann Sebastian Bach's most glorious music is also some of the most intimidating to modern audiences; a new book introduces readers to the masses and oratorios of the master.
Read MoreBook Review: The Risen
/The familiar story of the Spartacus rebellion gets a lavish new telling
Read MoreBook Review: The Next Pandemic
/A lively account of life on the front lines in the fight against the world's worst diseases.
Read MoreIn Paperback: Manhattan Night
/A terrific ten-year-old noir novel is given a new paperback edition on the occasion of its translation to the Hollywood screen.
Read MoreBook Review: Otto Binder
/He helped to create some of the staple characters of the comic book world, and yet he's unknown outside the industry. A spirited biography tells the story of Otto Binder.
Read MoreBook Review: The Loney
/A violent, desolate stretch of the English coastline forms the setting for Andrew Michael Hurley's much-heralded debut novel
Read MoreBook Review: The Summer Guest
/A young woman's diary of her friendship with Anton Chekhov raises the tantalizing possibility of a long-lost work by the master.
Read MoreBook Review: Ice Station Nautilus
/Rick Campbell's new novel features a fight to the death deep under the Arctic ice
Read MoreBook Review: The Fireman
/In Joe Hill's new novel, a plague of spontaneous combustion is sweeping the world ...
Read MoreBook Review: Saladin
/A lean and fast-paced new biography tells the story of the legendary sultan who took Jerusalem from the Crusaders
Read MoreBook Review: The Genius of Birds
/A stirring, eloquent new book makes a wide-ranging case for the brainpower of birds
Read MoreBook Review: The Faith of Christopher Hitchens
/A provocative new book sets out to study the faith of one of the country's most famous atheists
Read MoreBook Review: The End of Karma
/A clear-eyed look at the disaffected youth of India
Read MoreBook Review: Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich
/A new book looks at the little-known figure of Hitler's chosen successor
Read MoreBook Review: Prisoners of Hope
/A generation ago, President Johnson enacted a stunning array of social legislation, the full audacity of which has often been overshadowed by the other aspects of LBJ's presidency. A new book shines a light on the Great Society.
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